BORK ON MIERS

Here from Journal Online. (I have been on the fence about Miers but am leaning towards the "this can't be the best we can do" end of the spectrum. Perhaps the president should have nominated the man who was at the top of everyone's short list fifteen years ago: Solicitor General of the United States, former appeals court judge, youngest partner in the history of Kirkland & Ellis. He was passed over in favor of another appeals court judge and would go on to take the most thankless legal job ever--Independant Counsel investigating Bubba. He is, of course, Kenneth Starr.)

UPDATE: Colossus had such a good observation that it should not be allowed to languish as a mere comment:

Ken Starr, rammed through on a 50-50, nuclear option tie, with an indicted Dick Cheney throwing the tiebreaker? Man -- the left would absolutely go f*king nuts. I'd pay money to see it.