The best article about today's Supreme Court news...and it's not even about Harriet Miers

The title: Susan Lucci in Judicial Robes. It's by Timothy Noah at Slate, and it's a funny-as-hell tale about the life and times of Edith Jones, perrennial talked about nominee to the Supreme Court. Turns out she's been on the short list since 1987, but has never been able to crack that glass ceiling.

Guess we'll have to change the cliche to "Keeping up with the Miers'". But come on, nobody wants to spell 'meirs' that way. Where's the "EYERS," oh sequel to Sandra?

And is anyone else puzzled as hell about Bush's choice? And why is it that anyone who chairs a 'selection committee' in the Bush administration ends up being the selection themselves? Dick Cheney, Harriet Miers...I sense a trend...or just a weak president looking to help one more crony before he becomes a lame duck.