One of the interesting features of this nomination is that it apparently hasn’t been fully vetted. That’s the trouble with picking someone too close to you–it’s hard to put her through the wringer. I have heard whispers that Miers had less vetting than Bernie Kerik. I don’t know whether that’s right or not, but there are straws in the wind to suggest it could be the case: 1) Miers was vetted by her number two in the counsel’s office, which has to put everyone in an awkward position and probably ensured that she didn’t get a tough going-over; 2) it seems the White House is as eager to find out about her record as the rest of us, according to this disturbing bit in the New York Times from over the weekend: “The administration was trying to assemble and review as much documentation as it could find about Ms. Miers’s public record before she came to the White House, including details of her service on the Dallas City Council and her role as president of the State Bar of Texas.” Buckle your seat belts…