I did not say that Gonzales would get the nod for chief justice. I said that Scalia would be promoted to chief justice and Gonzales would be chosen by Bush to backfill the Scalia vacancy.
As to Gonzales' moderate-to-conservative ideology, take up your argument with the president of the United States, not with me. The President likes this Attorney General and believes he is plenty conservative. He is also confirmable.
He would be confirmable because he is PRO-CHOICE>..
Which doesn't matter as Attorney General, but as a SCCJ, it could mean a whole lot...you better believe I would let President Bush know if he nominates Gonazalea and I would really expect Santorum to vote against him....