Let us hope for the best. Dubya has chosen Harriet E. Miers to succeed Sandra Day O'Connor to be the third woman ever appointed to the Supreme Court.

Of course, Miers has never been a judge and has never held public office (edit: she was an elected member of the city council in Dallas for three years). And, while that may seem surprising to many Americans, it's not that uncommon in the history of the Supreme Court.

So, all we have to go off in making a judgment about Miers is the limited amount of what has been written about her and the fact that she once gave money to Al Gore.

But, hey. Maybe she's really intelligent and has great insight. Maybe David Frum, a former speech writer for Dubya, got to know Miers well in the first Dubya Administration and maybe the National Review columnist can bring us insight into the genius of Harriet E. Miers.

David Frum: 'Justice Miers?' In the White House that hero worshipped the president, Miers was distinguished by the intensity of her zeal: She once told me that the president was the most brilliant man she had ever met.

What? Who does she hang out with on the weekends? George W. Bush is the most brilliant man she has ever met? Roberts will have her fetching tea for the rest of the justices in a weeks time.

The following conversation is about to happen in the halls of the Supreme Court of the United States:

Justice Thomas: A dumbass says what?
Justice Miers: What?
Justice Thomas: A dumbass says what?
Justice Miers: What?
Justice Thomas: A dumbass says what?
Justice Miers: What?
Justice Souter: Exactly
(Ginsburg and Stevens hi-five)

Related Links:
Breitbart - Miers Gave to GOP Candidates, Democrats
New York Times - Longtime Confidante of President Has Never Been a Judge
National Review - David Frum's Diary Sept 29, 2005- Justice Meyers?