Here’s the thing. I do trust him. I think he’s profoundly and philosophically conservative, and that he thinks Miers is the right choice because he does know her and knows she agrees with him on a whole range of issues from abortion to the deficiencies of liberalism. Which probably means that Hugh Hewitt’s B+ in grading Miers’ pick might well be correct from a sheerly political-ideological standpoint. But as Jonah said earlier, finding someone who will be a reliable right-wing vote isn’t difficult. Finding someone who can make an argument that will stand the test of time is — and that is what a Supreme Court justice must do. And in this regard, I don’t see how the president can possibly know whether Miers will be good or horrific at the job, and that’s why picking her is such a gamble. Now, Bush is a major gambler, and I think that’s an important and positive quality to have. But he could have used that quality to anoint Janice Rogers Brown, who would also have been a gamble and a revolutionary pick as well in all sorts of ways.