. . . unless of course an actual confirmation was the goal.
Any qualifued conservative nominee with no scandals would have been confirmed. No offense meant to you, because you are by no means alone, but this notion that Bush turned yellow and ran scared from some RINO Senators is offensive. I've looked at it and done the math - - there is no way that six (6) RINOs would ALL vote against a qualified nominee simply because the Democrats whine that the nominee is roo conservative.
It is disappointing to see that so many around here are willing, without ever actually doing the math, to use that same, lazy knee-jerk apology for Bush ("only a stealth nominee can get confirmed"). Well, I've done the math, and the excuse doesn't hold water.
Regards,
LH