I agree with you! I cannot see it being Gonzales and the media is pushing him as probably the least conservative of the group I have seen mentioned.
I think if he was going to pick someone that was a friend it would be Owen from the Texas Supreme Court who was recently confirmed. Gonzales just got to DOJ and it is too important of job to change the Attorney General this quick.
Have a feeling it will be a woman to replace the first woman that was put on the Court. I think the names floating were for Renquist who everyone assumed would be the first to resign from SCOTUS.