The biggest issue for me is that for the past 50+ years, we've been trying to get control of both chambers of congress and the White House at the same time, so we could get true conservatives on the court. We are in total control and yet no one seems to have the ba!!s to use that power. We are in a position now that we could have gotten Robert Bork on the court and instead choose a phantom.
I realize a lot of conservatives wanted to have another Borkian slugfest and have it come out the just way. I think that is the root of conservatives disappointment with the Roberts and Miers nominations. But every new thing I hear about her tells me she would be as much a conservative voice on the court as Bork. Maybe more. And for the same reasons.
A win is a win. Accept it and save your fights for a day when you need them.
It is possible to win a battle and lose the war. A big fight that ended with the Republicans stripping the (for now) theoretical right to filibuster judicial nominations would satisfy Conservatives but it would also energize Democrats in the upcoming mid-term election. What's the point? Let's take our win and be happy.