Welcome back, PD.
I watched Russert this morning because I was somewhere without cable. I find it instructive that the only time the MSM trots out "conservative commentator, former presidential candidate Pat Buchanan" is when they know Buchanan's going to be critical of the President.
The President, thanks to the RINOs, had to nominate the person who stood the best chance of being confirmed. Common Tator and Miss Marple have pointed this fact out again and again.
I just don't understand the thinking that it's more important to nominate an unabashed conservative who's guaranteed to be Borked than to nominate a stealth conservative candidate who can win. How does losing advance the conservative cause?
President Bush has to play the hand he's been dealt, and thanks to the RINOs, this is it.