why even bother...

so, bush has picked his nominee to replace justice o'connor on the US supreme court. i honestly know nothing about this woman except what the linked NYT article says, but here's why i'm feeling a bit sick to my stomach about it right now:

Ms. Miers, 60, a longtime confidante of the president's, has never been a judge, and therefore lacks a long history of judicial rulings that could reveal ideological tendencies. Her positions on such ideologically charged issues as abortion and affirmative action are not clear.

. . .

In choosing Ms. Miers as his nominee, Mr. Bush once again signaled the importance he places on personal loyalty and familiarity. Ms. Miers has served in a number of posts for the president, and at one point was his personal lawyer. . . .

wow. our president is an idiot! i'd wager a dollar that he can't even spell "nepotism".

and then there's this little bit from the same NYT article that i have to include in this post, in full tongue-in-cheek mode:

The president had signaled his desire to name a woman or a member of a minority group to the Supreme Court last week when in response to a question about how close he was to choosing a successor, he said "diversity is one of the strengths of the country."

diversity is one of the strengths, eh? except when it comes to class diversity or racial diversity. good one, dubya. good one. i don't know about you guys, but i remember the post-katrina debacle as if it were last month.

UPDATE --
i'm throwing up a link to SCOTUSblog. maybe more for my own benefit, but it's now there nonetheless.