I don’t know a damn thing about Harriet Miers aside from the obvious stuff noted by NPR and other major news outlets, but I know this: when conservatives threaten to filibuster their president’s Supreme Court pick, you can’t help but think maybe things aren’t so bad. Obviously they won’t, as it would instantly make them look like hypocrites to even those paying the least amount of attention, not to mention obliterate any shreds of cohesion the GOP has left. Keeping with the hypocrisy theme, won’t it be hilarious to see Republican members of the Judiciary Committee blast Miers for not answering their questions on how she intends to rule when they recently praised John Roberts for doing the same thing?

And that’s the problem I guess for both sides. Conservatives wanted someone obviously and openly Scalia- or Thomas-like in their conservative, strict constructionist views. They got an unknown instead. I’m not sure what liberals want or expect in an America where the GOP rules the White House and Congress, but I’d imagine it’d be a moderate and capable judge. They got an unknown and potentially unqualified person instead. The conservatives could have nothing to worry about if she ends up being ultra-right. The uncertainty is killing them, though.

So while many leftist blogs are calling victory, I’m not celebrating yet (I will, however, celebrate President Bush’s new lack of appetite for battling Democrats in Congress). That doesn’t mean I can’t enjoy the squirming on the right.
Instapundit’s list of unhappy bloggers
Captain’s Quarter’s disappointed assessment
Opportunity cost of this nomination