Perhaps not the conservative after all...

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by dissention

She opposed the decriminalization of anti-sodomy laws. She's also anti-choice, having attended a great number of anti-choice fundraisers.

The reason she was chosen was because she's not a known nutbag like Priscilla Owen. She's a nutbag without the record to show it and nominating her was a masterful move. She's only being accused of not being conservative enough so that she comes across as a moderate, thus making any fillibuster attempt look very bad for the Democrats.

The real question I have is who was THE one behind the Miers pick?