Mediocrity

"Some men are born mediocre, some men achieve mediocrity, and some men have mediocrity thrust upon them." - Catch-22, by Joseph Heller

I guess that applies to women too.

"If you held the vote today, she would not get a majority either in the Judiciary Committee or the floor," said Sen. Charles Schumer, D-New York. On the 18-member GOP-controlled committee, "there are one or two who said they'd support her as of now."

But the committee's chairman, Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, rejected the notion that Miers' nomination was in trouble. Specter said most senators are waiting for the hearings before making up their minds "There are no votes one way or another," he said [...]

Democrats, too, have expressed concerns about whether the current White House counsel could sever her close ties to Bush and rule independently once she were on the bench [...]

Confirmation hearings are set to begin Nov. 7.

"She is the only one whose entire career is in private practice," Hutchison said, in contrast to the current justices. "I can't imagine not having someone with practical real-world experience" [...]

"I do think we're going to have to see more information — not attorney-client privilege type information, but more information of the work product that she was involved with at the White House that was not of a legal nature but that's of a policy nature," Brownback told "Fox News Sunday" [...]

A second committee Democrat, Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, said she needs to hear more evidence that Miers can rule independently of the president, including administration decisions involving executive power, the fight against terrorism and the role of international law.

"I asked her whether she would recuse herself. She wouldn't answer that question. For me, that has to be yes," Feinstein said. "I think because so little is known about her views, she has an obligation to discuss those views fully." She appeared with Specter on CBS' "Face the Nation."

I was watching Jon Stewart clips at like 2 AM this morning. Oh my... he was so brutal about her qualifications- or lack thereof- but so DAMN FUNNY. Why are all the smart people hosting late night talk shows?

And yes, I can laugh at her mediocrity despite my own because, well, I am not being nominated to be an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States. Actually, even I would have a better chance at confirmation because I'm not just a female... I'm a MINORITY female. Hah! Take that, Harriet Miers! My minority mediocrity totally beats your white Evangelical mediocrity!!!