"Trust Me". - (Not good enough this time)

The President's selection of Harriett Miers as nominee for Supreme Court Associate Justice has left many wondering and wandering. Even with his strong "I know her heart" defense many including myself are disenchanted with this pick and knowing what is at stake, the trust me I know what I'm doing this time won't suffice.

As Kansas Senator Sam Brownback states: "There's precious little to go on and a deep concern that this would be a Souter-type candidate," referring to Supreme Court Justice David Souter, a little-known judge nominated for the court by the first President Bush who later turned out to be liberal on the bench.

"The circumstances seem to be very similar", and "Not much track record, people vouching for her, yet indications of a different thought pattern earlier in life."

The President should take heed. Groups which would be expectedly excited and encouraged by a Conservative Republican supreme court candidate are outright opposing this one...

"The president seems to do what is politically expedient, versus what is morally correct," said Troy Newman, leader of Operation:Rescue. "Therefore, if we make it politically expedient for him to do the moral thing, that's what he'll do. The confirmation hearings haven't been scheduled yet, and until they have been and she's been confirmed, I'm very hopeful something will happen that will remove her name from consideration."

I know I for one feel jilted, as I and many other socially conscious conservatives spent many countless hours working for both his 2000 and 2004 elections, trusting in his commitment in just this selections.

To what gain? Why is appeasement of moderates any issue at this point? 12 months removed from winning his second term, what political motivation is there for such a selection? This is not one of those situations that the "RIGHT" wing of the party can allow the President a "wait and see" stance. This is possibly the most critical selection of a justice in the history of the court. Conservatives cannot blindly stand behind this president on this matter, we owe more to the babies than that. We've fought too long to get to this point to throw it away now.