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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).

[uptoolate]

I agree. We need to relax and be patient. Let's not jump to conclusions and REACT off of immediate EMOTIONS. Usually those kinds of reactions are left to the libs. Let's see how this unfolds. She still has to go through the committee which has some true conservatives on it.