Oh, absolutely!...but I assume, Bush will choose a proven conservative with a track record to bring our side together again (I hope he does try to bring the LEFT to his side!)... assuming he is mostly a conservative and an intelligent person. You can say anything you want about the first nomination.. and I can even give him the benefit of the doubt, because he might in fact have known Mrs Miers so well... he knew she was the one, but we all know the problems with this... trusting that much was just too much for many of us. You can also think of a number of excuses/situations why he miscalculated.
One thing is for sure, we'll finally find out what Bush is all about in less than three days! - Having a SECOND CHANCE and failing again, would be like exploding a nuclear device on his presidency... it's all up to him!
I hope so. One thing I'm nervous about (other than the possibility of him caving) is that he'll nominate someone whose chief qualification will be that the Dems don't like him, but on whom there will still be little publicly available information. The name that comes to my mind the most in such a scenario is Miguel Estrada. The Dems can't stand him, but mostly for reasons that have little to do with his views of the Constitution. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think it's mostly because he's so tightly connected with the administration, and doesn't want to make information available to them regarding his work with the administration.
What I can see happening is Bush nominating him, and the Dems filibustering, and doing it in the most childish manner, as per their standard procedure. Then, conservatives will be so incensed by their behavior that they'll want to do anything (like push the nuclear button) to get him confirmed, just as a way of sticking it to the Dems. But constitutional principle would just wind up being an afterthought.
If we're going to have a fight with the Dems (and I do want one), it needs to be over something important, not over some stupid partisan B.S. It needs to be over the Dems' whole hypocritical approach to the Constitution. That's why Janice Rogers Brown would be the perfect choice.