[Howlin]

You can bet that every one of those nominees the self appointed Conservative gods wanted are thanking God that GW didn't nominate them.

Absolutely.

[LS]

Any sensible person/president would have contacted each of these people and talked to them in advance to see HOW MUCH they really wanted the job, and I'm betting Bush had several (though probably not all) who said, "Hey, buddy, not me. Not now!"