"Which ones did he ask the democrats advice on...?"
Asking advice is a courtesy, and the Dems would have been smart not to offer any. They, the Dems, were foolish to hand the Pres a weapon like that - look at the barrel he's got Dingy Harry over now that Reid's publicly supported Miers.
IMO, President Bush does what he wants, and takes advice only from those whom he trusts. The rest is for show.