This is an example of how Bush has hurt the conservative cause more than any president in my lifetime - he has his unapologetic defenders embracing liberal ideas.
You ignorant fool!
Not to argue where GWB falls on the spectrum, but perhaps he has unwittingly (maybe on purpose? who cares?) awakened the Constitutional spirit. The pick exposes the principles of the players, and that is ALWAYS a good thing. The pick is, in a way, a ray of sunshine, a cleaver.
The nomination has caused the party defenders to show what makes them tick - win at all costs, what the leader says, goes.
Whether traditional conservatism prevails or not is a crystal ball question. We can't know. But the battle has been clarified by this nomination, and for that, I am greatful.