NRO favors big government?

I like this:

Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers said in a speech more than a decade ago that "self-determination" should guide decisions about abortion and school prayer and that in cases where scientific facts are disputed and religious beliefs vary, "government should not act."

In a 1993 speech to a Dallas women's group, Miers talked about abortion, the separation of church and state, and how the issues play out in the legal system. "The underlying theme in most of these cases is the insistence of more self-determination," she said. "And the more I think about these issues, the more self-determination makes sense."

The guys over at NRO's Bench Memos think Miers should withdraw because this shows her lack of conservative values. While I find it odd that conservatives fail to value "self-determination" and I guess favor bigger government control in your life.

Before everyone on the left gets giddy and the right slash their wrists, remember that this speech is twelve years old. Bush has seen her heart since then. She's become an evangelical. And it's entirely possible those views have changed.

If that's true, however, it will no doubt make her a harder sell. The public, from what I understand, doesn't do well with perceived flip-floppers, whether it's a fair cop or not.