The ones that seem to think that Gonzalez will be the pick, have a couple reasons that they all say...
The President Bush tends to reward friendship and Gonazalez has been his friend for a long time...and he left the Supreme Court of Texas to go to Washington with Bush...
The President (they say) wants to be the first to name a hispanic,
and, they think that since Gonazalez has already gone through confirmation process and been confirmed once, he would have the easiest time being confirmed...
Mostly, I think it is wishful thinking on the Media's part, because he is more liberal than the other ones that may be on the list..
I agree with you! I cannot see it being Gonzales and the media is pushing him as probably the least conservative of the group I have seen mentioned.
I think if he was going to pick someone that was a friend it would be Owen from the Texas Supreme Court who was recently confirmed. Gonzales just got to DOJ and it is too important of job to change the Attorney General this quick.
Have a feeling it will be a woman to replace the first woman that was put on the Court. I think the names floating were for Renquist who everyone assumed would be the first to resign from SCOTUS.