You really don't get it, do you?
President Bush IS a principled conservative. He SAID he was going to nominate a justice who would follow the Constitution as it was originally intended to be followed, and he DID.
You don't really think he read FR today and changed his mind today because of your griping, do you??
Trust, but verify. The issue is too important not take that approach.
To answer your question, YES, I do think he changed his mind and took Gonzales off the short list because enough conservative groups and individuals sent the message that he was unacceptable.