Harriet Miers

If you trust George W. Bush you should not oppose Miers.

If you don't trust Bush, then why would you trust his replacement pick to be any better?

None of Bush's choices or leaks, Clement, Roberts, and Miers, were conservative favorites before they came up. If Bush thinks Miers is the most qualified than it would be unwise to trust his replacement pick to be significantly more qualified then Miers. And a replacement would need to be significantly better and confirmable to be worth the political cost of withdrawing Miers. If you don't trust Bush on Miers then you shouldn't trust him to pick her replacement, and you should not oppose Miers.

We can decide whether we trust Bush's judicial nominations later.