He can serve up a nominee to get his conservative base back, but he will face a filibuster and must then reach for the nuclear option. Not good.
He needs someone who he knows is conservative under the surface but who has nothing out there for the Democrats to chew on. That was why he chose Miers, but he didn't have his people check out her knowledge well enough ahead of the nomination. That was his mistake.
DA740
Why is reaching for the nuclear option "not good"? The libs created this mess with unconstitutional filibusters that subvert majority rule, and nuclear option will fix it. Plus, Bush will immediately reclaim hero status with the currently disenchanted base.