Well from my observation I've never seen Bush make a bad pick for the judiciary before and I see no reason to believe he has now. Just look at what he's up against even in his own party. All of this attacking, bickering, and eating our own sure cannot help.
I agree with you that until now, W's picks for the judiciary seem to have been outstanding! That's one of the reasons that I am so deflated! Honestly, I almost feel like peeling off a Berkeley-Volvo bumper sticker!
We all know how one wrong pick for the Supreme Court can be the kiss of death (e.g., Souter). Faith based mathematics and faith based supreme court nominations don't work!