In today's political environment any opinionated intelligent person with a track record causes a lot of problems in the confirmation process and will get slammed by the Left, Right or both. Better to pick someone who has never written or voiced their opinion on any of the important topics of the day.
I'm not saying that Harriet Miers is like this, but it wouldn't surprise me. I'm sure the pundits on both sides will let us know more about her in the coming days.
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