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I'm with you. The Dems made it clear that the next nominee would be much more difficult. They repeatedly said that they were going to fight the next nominee no matter who it was. I think they are going to whine and complain and not let her through so then Bush can bring his real nominee forward. It's a huge gamble, but I don't think the Dems are smart enough to see Bush's mistake and let her through.

That was my gut reaction. And, if she is passed, I imagine that GWB knows enough about her to feel that she will be at least marginally better than SDO.

There isn't enough info I have come across to make ANY useful judgment about her though. She might be a perfect nominee (a stealther in the good way).

That's a dumb idea. A pick like this will get both Dems and conservatives against her (look at how many Freepers aren't happy with this pick already), and Bush will have practically zero support for the next nominee. If he wanted to pick a "dummy" nominee, then it should have been someone only Dems would be against.