Get over yourself!
Actually, most wanted Janice R. Brown.
Everyone was thinking "female."
I was pleasantly surprised by Alito's selection. I never thought I'd see 5 Roman Catholics sitting on the bench of SCOTUS. (I am RC).
Alito was well known as someone on the conservatives' shortlist. He was a logical choice when the president decided to please his base.
Bush showed leadership by listening to his base and correcting a bad decision before it was too late. He's human, he made a mistake, and then made it right.
That's how true leadership works.