Two things stand out
1. The dems were on the ropes having looked like horses asses in the Roberts hearings that is why Reid and Schumer had nice things to say about Meirs . They DIDN'T WANT A FIGHT and Bush left them off the ropes instead of pressing the attack
2. Bush/Rove are out of touch with their base as they NEVER expected this back lash ( the unhappiness over the out of sight spending and immigration should have been a clue that the natives were very restless but wasn't )
"Bush/Rove are out of touch with their base as they NEVER expected this back lash ( the unhappiness over the out of sight spending and immigration should have been a clue that the natives were very restless but wasn't )"
Karl may be Plameing out and that could leave him in a flat spin.
"Bush/Rove are out of touch with their base as they NEVER expected this back lash "
I was thinking the same thing - this pick was too cute by a wide margin, though I think there also might have been a confirmability concern.
Does anyone doubt the possibility of McCain and his minions embarrassing the President to ingratiate himself with "moderates" and the MSM?