Miers --my bottom line

Susan Salisbury has lots of good stuff. It's also a good idea to check Beldar regularly.

My bottom line --

A) people who say that she isn't qualified are ridiculous.

B) Conservatives who say they worry that she isn't conservative enough have two huge problems convincing me she should be opposed. First, they are just guessing and W has a lot more info than they. Second, even if she should turn out to be less conservative than some would like, the critics haven't convinced me that defeating her nomination is worth the tremendous damage such a defeat would wreak on the president's ability to function (as well as the damage to GOP electoral chances in 2006). In fact, they can't even predict that defeating her nomination will result in someone more conservative being confirmed.

So I just don't see the point of opposition. They are eager to inflict great harm to the nation and the conservative movement, yet they can't even offer any assurance that whoever else might ultimately be confirmed to the spot will be any better.

This is beyond stupid. It is utter madness.