I hope you're right, but Bush needs to quit being so defensive. It isn't our fault he has a radical friend.
Conservatives are savvy enough to know that they can't risk letting a "Gonzales trial balloon" float without being shot down. To say nothing would be a tacit endorsement of a unsatisfactory nominee. Nothing personal, Mr. President.
I agree. If President Bush wants to insulate his friends from criticism he should leave them in the private sector. Gonzalez is the Attorney General and there have been almost five years worth of trial balloons suggesting he would be considered for the Supreme Court. We have every right to discuss his qualifications and criticize him as appropriate (or as we see fit).