Strange bedfellows support Miers nomination

I feel a little like Dorothy after reading this AP article on Yahoo!News about some Senate Democrats rushing to defend Republican President Bush's nomination of Harriet Miers for the Supreme Court.
And it's got me questioning my own support of the President's decision on this issue.
We know so little about this stealth selection, that I was simply going to trust his judgement. He knows what's at stake. He understands how important this is, how lasting will be the impact.


But, when Tom Harkin and Barbara Mikulski appear to be offering support of the President's choice, it's time to rethink that trust. What game are they playing by condemning the criticism, by some conservatives, of Miers' nomination?
Says Harkin: "All the trashing is coming from the right wing of the Republican Party...I really think it's despicable what they're doing."
And Mikulski protests: "They're saying a woman who was one of the first to head up a major law firm with over 400 lawyers doesn't have intellectual heft. I find this a double standard."
What's next?!

This doesn't mean, of course, that they're going to actually vote to confirm Miers for the bench. Perhaps, like pro wrestling fans, they're just enjoying the fray, and can't resist feigning outrage at the symbolism of a little old lady being picked on by bullies. If that's the way they see it.

Brad