Powerblogging Miers.

The Powerline Bloggers contemplate further President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers.

One basic question that I don't think has gotten enough attention is, why did President Bush nominate Miers in the first place? The answer, I think, is reasonably clear, and it's deeply ironic that conservative critics are wondering whether, given her lack of a paper trail, she will turn into another David Souter. I think that Bush is acutely aware that the Souter nomination was his father's worst and most avoidable mistake. I think that, as was widely reported, he liked John Roberts and was impressed by him during their relatively brief interview. But what grounds, really, does Bush have to trust Roberts? How does he know he won't "grow in office"? It seems pretty obvious to me that Bush selected Miers to make damn sure that at least one of his nominees won't drift to the left. He knows Miers well enough to know that she won't be seduced by Washington Post editorials and Georgetown dinner parties, as a number of Republican appointees have been. He doesn't think Roberts will be seduced, either, but he can't know for sure. Isn't it obvious that the reason Bush chose Miers instead of a better known, objectively better qualified nominee, is that he wanted to be absolutely sure of appointing a staunch and unwavering conservative?

Source: Powerline Blog - Harkin to the defense

This is a theme I have been hitting on over and over again in this, that, and the other place (as well as here). Harriet Miers IS capable of doing the job. I have a feeling her judicial temperment is going to be strong and fine, and as is stated above she may have the mental constitution to not be swayed by the Georgetown cocktail party crowd.

If Mier's has a strong mental constitution, starts with the law, constitution or the contract when deciding a case (as opposed to her personal policy preferences) then we are fine.

The criticism of Mikulski, Harkin, et al. regarding conservative criticism of Harriet Miers smacks of BS. I suppose I could go back and find numerous criticism of conservative women from Harkin & Mikulski and the rest of their fellow travellers.

My fellow conservatives, give Harriet Miers a chance.