Cause for concern

I've been very concerned with the goings-on at the Supreme Court. I honestly wonder sometimes if Rhenquist stayed on the bench until his dying day because he didn't want two openings on the court, or because he was a workalcholic.

With the upcoming vacancy by Sandra Day O'Connor, it's important to find a strict interpertation of the constitution. Sure, your views of the world will influence the way you interpert, so it's not a perfect system. But I always seemed to believe that O'Connor's views were less politically influenced than others. With her vote often in the crucial 5-4 vote, it's important to replace her with a similar type of person.

Based on what I'm reading, I'm not too sure that Harriet Miers is that person. Here's a summary of some of her involvements:

Miers represented Microsoft and (successfully) argued that Microsoft could charge for an update to repair a flaw in a previous operating system.

Miers and statements about abortion and gay rights.

So, it appears to she is a business conservative and a moral conservative. Perhaps I'll be proven wrong and she'll be an O'Connor. But it sure stinks of cronism.