Now that is irksome. Her qualifications should be the first
consideration. The fact that she is a Christian does not
prove a thing about anything.
That is a disservice to Chritstians, if she turns out to be
a moron, that is the end of Evangelicals being placed on the
court. Perhaps GWB should have said "She has a great legal
mind and she shares my values".
I think Bush was operating under the assumption that he could nominate anyone who doesn't drool during the confirmation hearings and get them confirmed. Talking about her religion is troublesome at best, absolutely asinine at worst.