Baseball Playoffs

National League: who cares? especially since the Dodgers aren't in it. Or is it God's way of saying "you need to stop watching so much TV anyway"?...
>>I'll be watching out of the corner of my eye: to see if the Braves choke yet again.

American League: gotta go with SoCal, so Go Angels.
>>I'll be watching out of the corner of my eye: to see if the Sawks were a fluke last year...

Miers for SCOTUS

I'm not sold on this idea. I think the Prez is not correct to nominate someone he prefers. He should be nominating someone that is competent for the country as a whole. Although Ms. Miers seems to be a competent Texas atty, she has no judicial background. I am not an advocate for promoting from outside when there are so many viable and strong candidates within the judicial ranks that have worked hard to achieve a high level of success. It goes back again to "it's not what you know, it's who you know", and this pick is bordering on cronyism. It was suggested that this pick may be the "sacrificial lamb", served up for the hard-line conservatives, and if she's shot down, the Prez can shrug and say "I tried", then nominate a more moderate judge, which appeases everyone but the Dems.