W could nominate Noam Chomsky and the left would still find something to b*tch about.
And he could nominate someone to the right of Rush Limbaugh and people on the right would find something to b*tch about. Since political pundits seem to get almost nothing right in either long term predictions or short term analysis, I've long since ignored anything they say. And since loudmouths on the left and the right seem to be only happy when they are competing to see who can describe the darkest doom and gloom, I can happily ignore them too. Frankly, I trust the President. His cabinet indicates his ability to judge character. Men like Rumsfeld and Cheney and women like Rice and Hughes tell me more about his insight than chronic whiners on the T.V. and internet.
The Left would probably assume that Chomsky sold his soul to satan and had converted to conservatism.
The Left may run around calling the President an idiot, but when it comes down to it - they're afraid of him. He's outwitted them far longer than any other conservative since Reagan, and chances are he might even do Reagan a one up before his second term is over.