JPod, theyre out there, always have been and probably always will be.

Recently, I even heard from a Hindu anti-Semite that was a first.

What this guy thinks is irrelevant. But the irony is that for just about every right-wing Jew I know, the fact that Miers is an evangelical is the best thing she has going for her.

I mean, the fact that shes been a pioneer, as the president put it, is not so impressive. Astronauts and inventors should be pioneers not Supreme Court Justices.

The fact that shes a woman doesnt influence me one way or another. Conservatives dont believe that there should be womens seats on the Supreme Court.

And the fact that she headed the Texas bar association is hardly a plus so she hung around with a lot of liberal lawyers who liked her. That makes me nervous.

So what remains thats in her favor? Well, Bush obviously knows and likes her. And Ruth Wedgwood says experience in business law can be useful. And she is an evangelical Christian, and most evangelical Christians Ive known are principled, sensible, admirable people with solid, conservative American values.

Youve clearly encountered an exception.