What specifically in their past? Or are we just drinking koolaid? Only after we see what they actually do can we be sure... Remember Souter...happy with him? As far as I'm concerned the jury is still out. To credit Bush with much here is wishful thinking ... hopefully it will work out, hard to see how it could have not been an improvement but clearly Bush is no conservative and it's yet to be seen if his judicial appointees will turn out to be. Let's not count chickens before they hatch.
Like I said, Gore or Kerry could have been in place to pick those judges. Count your lucky stars.