I appreciate that finally a pro-Miers poster has attempted to actually make a case for her, but I think your case is rather far-fetched.
"Who is Harriet going to hang with? Miss Grundy Ginsberg?"
That's just an absurd argument. Have you ever heard of Stevens or Souter? Heck.. have you ever heard of O'connor or Kennedy?
"Despite Bush's base who wanted a show of strength to put the Dems away (i.e., renominating Bork), such an action would rally the Democratic base and give them that fund raising opportunity for 2006 and beyond."
Actually, I think Miers is far more likely to be "Bork"'ed than the most qualified candidates would have been. If avoiding giving Democrats fund-raising opportunities is our main political objective, why fight at all? Why not just let them choose the nominee? That way they will have no need to take over the senate.
The country-club set of the Republican party plays golf - they should learn to play poker.
I think Miers is going to be a lot more impressive than anyone gives her credit for.
Remember...President Bush is on the record as saying he loves lowering the bar. He loves being misunderestimated. He means it when he says "Harriet Miers is a person like me."
I would say they are not upset about lowering expectations, goading everyone into seeing her as a spinster church lady, harmless and meek. With expectations like that....My bet is that she is going to hit it out of the park.
The whole thing is so, so consummately Bushian. The more I think about it, the more I think we were all pretty stupid to be so shocked.