[chris1]

This is nothing other than Souter all over again. The same tired arguments by the Bushbots are being dusted off. This family needs to be stopped and retired. They are flat out dangerous.

[Miss Marple]

OK, I will tell you why she is a good pick. She has an underground degree in mathematics, indicating a logical mind. She has actively participated in Christian organizations, which indicates she is not anti-religion. She has worked her way up in her profession in an era when women were not regarded as automatically qualified to be attorneys. She has specialized in corporate law, which means she is not unsympathetic to business.

She has donated to pro-life candidates, including at least one outside her state. She led a fight in the ABA to get them to rescind their pro-choice position.

In addition to all of this, she was the leading force in recommending Janice Rogers Brown, Priscilla Owen, Miguel Estrada, and all of the other judges that people are saying would be a better choice than her.

I understand that pepople want someone who has "Pro-Life" tattooed on his/her forehead. That candidate would not get confirmed.

After the contentious fight over court nominees and the much-talked about compromise, several senators including Susan Collins specifically asked the President to NOT send someone who is a contentious nominee.

Ms. Meiers is stealth because of that request; it is obvious she is not a liberal, and is probably pretty conservative, based on her life history.

And if people on the right would stick with the President on things like the Katrina debacle instead of immediately wringing their hands and attacking the President, perhaps he wouldn't have to pay attention to Susan Collins.