[indianrightwinger]

Only Thomas had a worse 26% qualified polling right after being nominated. Miers is the second from bottom @ 29%.

Is this the silver lining? May be she will indeed be closer to Thomas?

OK, I am trying to hang on to any thread at this point to make me feel good. :-)

[Rokke]

Anyone have a cool password to log on to WSJ with.

[byteback]

Count me in the 51% but a lot of Freepers claim to know her intimately and feel differently. For me I just don't know enough to form a strong opinion of what I think of her views.

[RasterMaster]

The biggest rub for me is that these so-called "Constitutional Scholars" can spend day after day saying 'I don't see her qualifications...the White House didn't give me any information' over and over, but have yet to spend one minute reviewing her qualifications.

What do they expect, to be on the President's speed dial everytime he makes a decision that he's entitled to do? The pundits and presstitutes sound angry that they were not consulted first....sheesh!

I guess they've been spending their time listening/reading to the Has-Been Media rather than doing their homework since FReepers and bloggers have to do it for them (Beldar blog is but one example).

What are the serious arguments of those against Harriet Miers? Certainly not "cronyism" to appoint one of the top 50 lawyers, no experience (I guess they haven't bothered to look), others are "more qualified" (problem remains with more confirmations if you have to re-fill a spot it took 2 years to pass confirmation), "stealth" nominee (just because the pundits don't know about her record, that doesn't make it invisible), avoiding a fight (why pick a fight when the other side already has a white flag ready to go). Do you want to have a litmus test for each nominee who's supposed to represent an independent judiciary? Many arguments are just because their pet activist didn't make the cut.

Most of the rest I have read about don't have anything to do with Miers, but rather the pundits view of how President Bush has wronged them in someway - and they are beginning to sound more and more like the folks from Camp Cindy than a conservative I would respect.

The pundits need daily reminding of the President's track record on appointments (the nominees that have already been confirmed are NEEDED in thier posts, so I would scratch those off the list right away too, even if they wanted the nomination).

I think Miers will prove herself to be a spectacular choice when all the dust settles. Would you want to play poker with this guy?

Before anyone jumps ship over to the DUmocrats, read this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/1499184/posts

Merry MOOSEMUSS everyone!

[Ol' Sparky]

The only reason Thomas's ratings were so low is because of all the phony charges of sexual harrassment, featuring pubic hair on Coke cans.

The objections to Miers are all very legitimate and concern is increasing.

This is the worst nomination to the Supreme Court of all-time and the damage to Bush and the GOP is going to get far worse if it isn't withdrawn.

[decal]

"Reserving Judgment on Miers"

NO, you must tell us NOW what you think of her so we can condemn you as a bomb-thrower or a stooge!

If you don't, you're obviously a Mugwump and not worth the bullet.

[HuntsvilleTxVeteran]

Wish the senate would ask "How she feels about CRIMINAL INVADERS?".

[najida]

What I find interesting about FR is that,
in the past, anytime the SCOTUS ruled and was
perceived as being 'wrong'.....

Threads would go for days and days debating law,
constitutional law, international law, Jude Law,
Mother's in Law....
All Law.

EVERYONE, I mean every last person was more of an expert all things constitutional, legal and law-like, than those morons sitting up there on the bench.

It appeared, from those threads, that many believed a senile Chimpanzee with Tourette's was better qualified to sit on the SCOTUS than those who were presently there.

However,
now with Meirs,
Seems we (they, us, heck, I don't know) want Flash Gordon,
Savior of the Legal Universe to be nominated.