And so far, all of you are being proven wrong. So far, the only person who any quotes about nominating "judges in the mold of Scalia and Thomas" can be attributed to is algore. With that in mind, I would expect to see a lot fewer people condemning George Bush for "breaking his promise to appoint judges in the mold of Scalia and Thomas." But I doubt I will. Already some people are claiming there is a Whitehouse cover up of all evidence of Bush ever saying that. And others are saying it doesn't really matter what Bush actually said. It only matters what we think he said. And still others are condemning him for not saying he didn't say what nutcases like algore said he said. It really is almost amusing.
The issue is still that Bush's appointments are heading away from people in the mold of Scalia and Thomas (and Renquist). Who will he nominate as his third pick? Likely someone yet farther to the left.
Do you consider Scalia and Thomas to be "strict constructionists"? If so, then he still made the promise. It doesn't matter if he said it directly. If A = B and B = C then A = C. If Scalia/Thomas are strict constructionists and Bush promised strict constructionists then Bush promised judges like Scalia/Thomas.