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Confirmthem crashed for a while this evening, but now we're back in business, and I hope we'll be able to prevent these glitches in the future. Anyway, Scrappleface is providing some humor mixed with wisdom, about the Miers nomination. Here's an excerpt:

Bush Fails to Pick Stranger for Supreme Court
by Scott Ott

(2005-10-03) -- A clearly disappointed President George Bush this morning announced that he had failed to locate a total stranger to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and was forced to settle for someone he knows and trusts.

In a news conference to nominate White House Counsel Harriet Miers, 60, as an associate justice on the high court, Mr. Bush admitted, "I don't get out much, and I don't personally know very many total strangers. So, I had to settle for someone whose views, personality, intellectual abilities and work habits were familiar to me. I hope the American people will eventually find it in their hearts to forgive me."

I don't think the charge of cronyism will stick. I don't think that Ms. Miers is a political hanger-on, and I don't think she's been nominated without regard to her qualifications.

UPDATE: Here's a list of Supreme Court justices who had no prior judicial experience. Hat Tip: Bashman.