Demagogue

Yet another Religious Right leader is sounding uncomfortable with the Harriet Miers nomination to SCOTUS. According to one of Denver's largest newspapers:

An anguished James Dobson prayed Wednesday for a sign from God, telling his Christian radio listeners he was questioning his early endorsement of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers.

Dobson, founder of Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, is one of the most prominent religious conservatives to back Miers, citing his trust in President Bush and a confidential briefing he received about her from the White House.

But in his regular radio broadcast Wednesday, Dobson prayed he was not making a mistake.

"Lord, you know I don't have the wisdom to make this decision," Dobson said. "You know that what I feel now and what I think is right may be dead wrong."

Dobson is dead wrong about a whole lot of things. If the Miers nomination has made Dobson realize that he may be suffering from a "wisdom" shortage, then perhaps there's a silver lining to this SCOTUS vacancy.