Which is exactly what the media wanted to happen. The AP cherry picked this decision and set the headline and the tone of the article in such a way as to attempt to ruin the good mood the right was in after this confirmation and the SOTU. And it looks like they accomplished what they set out to do.
but i expect freepers to not fall for that crap, so it annoys me when i see them do it!
Suckerbait, as you and others have noted.