From the link you provided, http://redstate.org/main/2 ...
"We are not in denial. Miers is going to be confirmed," a White House contact told me. The emphasis in the voice and on "not" were the emphasis of one who has to believe it true, whether or not it is. ...Now that sounds to me that there are no opposing voices emanating from the WH. The opposing voices come from outside observers, third parties and Senator's aides. The WH seems to be united in support, and not admitting error."This is a White House that not only does not admit mistakes, but does not make mistakes even when it does," says an outside observer. ...
Many conservatives have convinced themselves that Miers will withdraw herself or the White House will withdraw her nomination. "That's not going to happen," says the White House source. To prove the point, the White House has called in hired guns to strong arm Republican senators. ...
Privately, some Republican senators are thinking this may just be the time to go on the offensive against the White House. One Senate aide tells me the White House acts like it is in a bunker, oblivious to the reality going on outside. ...
While the public face of the White House is one of confidence that Miers is right on life, qualified, and easily confirmable, the veneer of confidence is wearing off in the shadows. ...
Said one third party who has been involved in the process, "The White House is making this a Republican issue. They are now realizing that much of the base considers itself conservative by principle and Republican by practice. Practice changes faster than principle."
Naturally, anybody "in the bunker" will demonize anybody outside of the bunker. I understand that response, but I hold that it is disrespectful to dodge reasoned criticism.
In the light of a siege or bunker mentality, anybody who is outwardly critical of the WH position is defacto "on the dark side."