A Woman, At Least... but is that good enough?

I read this article this morning and I got a bit angry. I think the kind of sexism depicted by the author of this article gives support to the preconceived ugliness of the word feminism. This article gives almost NO consideration to Miers actual qualifications for a justice! It argues that her being a woman is good enough. It seems like reverse discrimination and quota-ism in its worst form.

But I want to know what the rest of the progressive world thinks.

I first found the article at: http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20051004/a_woman_at_least.php