Edward Lazarus chimes in on the Miers nomination in this excellent, excellent article on FindLaw. "If nothing else, the conservative infighting over Miers has revealed that the most conservatives do not believe their own hokum about judicial neutrality, any more than liberals do. In truth, they think that personal values are crucially important to judging, and that liberal and conservative judges alike inject these values into their decision-making." I think this is a must-read -- he really nails the essence of the controversy and dispels several myths most people have about the Supreme Court. Lazarus was a clerk for Justice Blackmun (who penned the Roe v. Wade decision) and wrote Closed Chambers, an enthralling behind-the-scenes look at the US Supreme Court.