When did you realize Miers was DOA as Bush's SC justice nominee?

[NNN0LHI]

[SCDem]

1. When I found out she was Bush's personal lawyer

That much nepotism and cronyism is even too blatant for most of the Republicans.

[Der Blaue Engel]

2. The day he nominated her

There was no way she was going to get approved.

[MN ChimpH8R]

9. Second

Roberts, whatever he may turn out to be, had a resume that was packed to the gills with distinctions (Harvard Law magna, Law Review, Supreme Court clerk, 20-some cases argued before the Supremes). Those are the sort of qualifications one expects to see a SCOTUS nominee toting. Miers was just another corporate lawyer who brown-nosed her way into a WH job. I never thought for a second she would make it and was doubly convinced when Specter and Leahy insisted on a do-over on the questionnaire.

[NJCher]

3. when she flunked the take-home final

Cher

[napi21]

4. Mires appears to be a blast from the past, timid lady with no

hardened shell to withstand all the criticism. Everything about her reminded me of my classmates when I was in HS back in the late 50's/60's. The hair style, the bit of a backward personality. I really think she cried herself to sleep the past week or so, and finally told Shrub she just couldn't take it!

[Ediacara]

5. Statements like

"Best governor ever!!!!" and "Most brilliant man I've ever met!!!!"

[DistressedAmerican]

6. On Arrival...

[Rufus T. Firefly]

7. When Dobson would be called to testify.

I knew there was NO WAY the WH would allow that. Allow a week to convince Specter not to do it, and he wouldn't agree, and then you have a withdrawal.

[MissMarple]

8. As another DUer has cautioned, "never play poker with Harry Reid".

;)

[WI_DEM]

10. when conservatives in the GOP were hesitant to praise her

[Bob3]

11. when the brown nose stuff she wrote on the birthday cards came out

It was embarrassing - here was a grown woman, an adult if you, gushing gibberish to her boss. That's when I knew. Nobody that determined to kiss the bosses ass was going survive the process.