Thanks Jami

What we know about Harriet Miers
She's never been a judge.

She thinks George W. Bush is a super-genius.

Something happened to her between 1990 and 1994. (My suspicion? It's wayyy easier to look smart relative to other members of the Republican Party than the Democratic Party (Southern Methodist University? Come now -- this is the Supreme Court).)

She's a proponent of Texas Bookkeeping.

She fought against workers' rights.

She fought to allow Texas car salesmen to keep $6 billion in loan overcharges.

Her ex-boyfriend says she's a Scalia-or-Thomas; conservative pundits says she isn't. Gosh, who to trust?

She fought to control what kind of sex we all have. This is not just about gays and lesbians -- Miers thinks the government should be in the business of outlawing oral sex. Can handjobs be far behind? Then what? Hope your favorite's the missionary position.

She gave $150 to the religious group Texans for Life.

She was in charge of deciding which Presidential Daily Briefings (PDBs) were important enough for Bush to read. There's one PDB in particular that he seemed to have missed the importance of in August 2001, called "Al Qaeda determined to strike in the U.S."

She told an online chatter that "The President firmly believes that medical decisions should be made by patients and their physician, not by government bureaucrats." The chatter's name was not, fortunately, Michael Schiavo.

On the Voting Rights Act, which has provisions that ensure that minorities are not prevented from voting, she said, "...even if these special provisions are not renewed, the rest of the Voting Rights Act will continue to prohibit discrimination in voting." I wonder if residents of minority-dense cities in Ohio and Florida would agree?

The National Review worries or pretends to worry (not the briar patch, Brer Fox!) that she won't support Pat Robertson, James Dobson, and the Have Mores enough.

She's a she.

She's 60.

She wears size six shoes, according to the smartest man she's ever met.

So far, given this Administration, yes, it could be much, much worse