Miers to face hostile queries from both sides of aisle

Bush stands by nominee’s credentials

THe discussions about the appointment of Harriet Miers to the SCOTUS has turned into a sort of situation where you can’t tell who the players are without frequent reference to the scorecard.

There’s lots of commentary that is skeptical from both sides of the political landscape, and support (or at least some receptiveness) from both sides also.

The hearings will be interesting. After considering the situation to date, the Chief is still in a position of cautious optimism – hopeful that if approved that Ms. Miers is a judicial originalist. If she’s not, then our system will be dead meat ultimately.

The only problem is, there’s not much to go on to either oppose or support her, at least not yet.