And Specter has said he will not support someone who has been filibustered in the past.
Bush is not going to nominate Brown when he has others, like Edith Clement or Consuela Callahan, he can consider.
If they will agree to the nomination, that is.
We have a very deep bench of conservative jurists for Bush to choose from. That's what made his nomination of Miers so inexplicable. As you correctly stated, he does not have to turn this into a knock-down, drag-out fight with the moderates and liberals to get a good candidate confirmed. I find it disturbing that there are so many bomb-throwers here that want him to stick his thumbs in the eyes of our opponents just for the sake of doing it.
"And Specter has said he will not support someone who has been filibustered in the past."
Oh he needs to take a bath and wash off that film of self-importance.