If I read your opus correctly W. made the best decision under the circumstances. If W. had a Senate with spine in it, he would possibly have chosen someone else.
I am going nowhere, I will stay Republican no matter who W. picks. I trust him to make the best decision possible.
The Senate ate my homework. A leader leads. Bush 41 nominated Clarence Thomas and won against a Dem-controlled Congress. Politics is the art of compromise, but there are times when principle trumps expediency. Let the Dems and RINOs try to kill a qualified, experienced, Conservative nominee knowledgeable about the Constitution with a proven judicial track record.