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THe fact is that NOBODY is going to be 100% pleased with whomever was nominated.
But it doesn't really matter. All of the justices hold peculiar views and tend not to vote in line with the politics of the administrations that appoint them.
Bush made a good choice in Roberts. He is moderate, experienced, and well liked...and yes, photogenic. In otherwords, imminently approvable at a time when the administration can use an easy win and build some bridges.
By comparison consider Robert Bork. Technically he was one of the best legal scholars in decades, but his firebrand style and his less than photogenic appearance (and name) branded him a radical. NOT the best material for appointment.
I don't know enough about Miers but I suspect we will know alot more in future days. But from what I've read so far, she seems to be Roberts part 2.
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