Is It Really Harriet Miers?

Okay, I have to have an opinion on this Supreme Court nomination if I claim to be an opionated old man.

People are talking about lack of judicial experience, etc., etc.

What they are really talking about is abortion.

I can't even imagine the mental agony of a woman contemplating having an abortion, so let's take them out of the equation. Of what's left (all of us), it is hard to imagine anyone who really wants to see a woman have an abortion.

Well, perhaps some will justify abortion for some medical reason. Like, is it "good" to force someone into a lifetime likely to be filled with pain and misery?

I think the religious right believes abortion is murder and is never justified. I think the liberal left believes in a woman's right to choose, but never actually visualizes an aborted fetus. And, never mind that the "right to choose" was usually on the table before she was on the bed.

There is a group that worries about non-professional procedures - the coat hanger syndrome. These folks are cut from the same cloth as those who pass out hypodermic needles. They say some folks are going to shoot up anyway, so let's keep them from spreading AIDS.

The religious right wants a supreme court that will overturn Roe v. Wade. They believe that in filling the O'Connor vacancy, President Bush could give them that. But, in nominating Harriet Miers they believe he is missing that opportunity. That is where all the flack is coming from.

The liberals aren't sure of what is going on. They are like a hunter who was prepared for a lion to charge him from the brush, only to see a small kitten emerge. Should he go ahead and shoot? Pick the thing up and pet it?

The Senate Judicial Committee. meanwhile, is just watching from the sidelines, in a bit of shock.

No one really knows what George W. Bush is thinking.

Pay attention to this one. It will all be in the history books some day.