Flip-Flopping on Harriet Miers

President Bush was right — the more I learn about Harriet Miers, the more I like her:

In an undated speech given in the spring of 1993 to the Executive Women of Dallas, Miers appeared to offer a libertarian view of several topics in which the law and religious beliefs were colliding in court.

"The ongoing debate continues surrounding the attempt to once again criminalize abortions or to once and for all guarantee the freedom of the individual women's [sic] right to decide for herself whether she will have an abortion," Miers said.

Those seeking to resolve such disputes would do well to remember that "we gave up" a long time ago on "legislating religion or morality," she said. And "when science cannot determine the facts and decisions vary based upon religious belief, then government should not act."

Now, let's be clear about one thing. As I've said before, Harriet Miers is simply not qualified to sit on the Supreme Court. She doesn't have the background, and she doesn't have the requisite knowledge of Constitutional law.

But let's face it — while Miers isn't qualified to be nominated, the President isn't really qualified to nominate, and liberals aren't going to do any better than Harriet. In my mind, better a person who has at least some of the right ideas than some conservative freakshow who, while perhaps impeccably qualified, can be guaranteed to vote the wrong way almost every damn time.

So what the hell, let's confirm her. Plus, she pisses off Tony Perkins, and that's worth something, too.