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By Lorie Byrd Posted in Analysis and Predictions — Comments () / Email this page » / Leave a comment »

John Hinderaker at Power Line posted the following regarding George Will's column on Miers and on Miers' nomination in general:

I think Will is way off-base on this one. I don’t think Miers was one of the best nominees Bush had available, but no one asked my opinion (or Will’s). The bottom line is, the President gets to appoint Supreme Court justices. Miers is easily–very easily, in my opinion–within the range of qualified nominees that it would be improper for the Senate to reject. I think her qualifications are better, for example, than Ruth Ginsburg’s were. I think it would be very foolish for Republicans to start campaigning for Senators to refuse Miers confirmation, on the theory that we would then get someone better. If Bush gets another nomination, we probably will get someone about whom I am more enthusiastic, but in the meantime, Miers is the President’s nominee and she ought to be confirmed.