E Pluribus Unum

Today finds White House counsel Harriet Miers' SCOTUS stock trading at 8.2 cents, up sharply over the last couple of days. Could she be the next associate Justice of the Supreme Court? Well, one thing she has going for her: she's never been a judge so there isn't much of a paper trail -- like John Roberts, no one knows what she thinks about a whole host of issues. And another thing: she is a close personal friend of Bush.

But here's the topper, from an article last summer:

With Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist suffering from thyroid cancer and widely expected to step down after the court term ends this month, it is the counsel's office that has taken the lead in evaluating prospective replacements.

The "Dick" Cheney gambit -- brilliant move, Madam Justice. We are not worthy.