Wake up! These stories are appearing to agitate the Right and to make a case that the "Gonzalez nomination" was scuttled by the white, right-wing Christians, so that whoever IS nominated can be demonized. As a bonus, the Left gets us all to arguing amongst ourselves.
The President is asking for everyone to be patient and quit bloviating in public until he names someone. He is also asking us to quit attacking his friend.
What is so hard about this? Why do people want to believe the New York Times, proven liars? Get a grip, please!
Miss Marple, you mean you don't get into a frenzy over a story from a source that nobody on this forum trusts about a putative nominee who hasn't been nominated? Sounds like you haven't been getting your Kool Aid.