Only trouble is, it’s from the blog called TalkLeft, the home of the talented Denver criminal defense attorney Jeralyn Merritt. You read that right — TalkLeft. She worked with Miers on an advisory board for Lexis-Nexis in the late 90s. Read and enjoy:

Most of those I’ve spoken with believe she will be okay or better as a Supreme Court Justice. While she may be more conservative than many of us, all thought she would be fair. No one can recall a single instance of her talking about abortion or Roe v. Wade. Several recalled her talking postively about the right to bear arms. Most people from Texas and the West, including me, feel that way. Besides, it doesn’t reflect how she’d rule on that particular issue.
There has been a lot of praise for her pro-bono efforts while President of the Texas bar.
The main thing to keep in mind are the alternatives. From a legal standpoint, we lucked out with both Roberts and Harriet Miers. If she were to withdraw and Bush were then to repay the radical right what they think he owes them, we will be far worse off.