Bush Reassures Conservatives Once Again on Court Nominee

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 - President Bush sought again today to reassure conservatives about his Supreme Court nominee, Harriet E. Miers, and he said that Ms. Miers's religion was pertinent to the overall discussion about her.

"People are interested to know why I picked Harriet Miers," Mr. Bush said. "They want to know Harriet Miers's background. They want to know as much as they possibly can before they form opinions.

"Part of Harriet Miers's life is her religion," Mr. Bush went on, in remarks that may be revived during Ms. Miers's confirmation hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee several weeks from now. "Part of it has to do with the fact that she was a pioneer woman and a trailblazer in the law in Texas."

The president went on to say, in a brief question-answer session with reporters at the White House, that Ms. Miers was "eminently qualified" to sit on the court, and that she would be a justice who "will not legislate from the bench but strictly interpret the Constitution."

Sorry Mr. President, but this choice is kind of sketchy. Democrats and Republicans want a paper trail. One simply doesn't exist. Either way, I don't think Bush has made a poor choice, however, it seems like he could have thought it through a bit more. With all that's going on in this nation and the world at this time, I can understand that there must be tremendous pressure on the office to get things done. Democratic senators should understand this as well as a more important fact. You're not going to get a liberal judge. The President picks and you decide. If you vote 'no' a hundred times, guess who the next pick will be? Right, another conservative. So you're not going to win. Stop whining and bite your lip, because things aren't going to go your way for at least another three years. Time to wake up.