What you call surrender I call politics. Bush does not have the luxury of sitting behind a PC railing against any nominee that does not perfectly fit his agenda. He must choose a nominee that reflects the reality of the situation.
I think Miers is a brilliant pick because she has no judicial track record.
You only rail against the lack of judicial track record because YOU can't judge her, and won't trust HIM to judge her.
Either trust him, or split the party...it's your choice.
That is the fundamental split - those who are willing to take the President at his word with nothing else to support it, and those who aren't. I'm in the latter camp, because of the numerous times in the past we took him at his word and were betrayed.