Well, I have not been continuously bitching about a battle won three years ago. I am desputing the notion that W deserves a big Atta Boy for his second choice. Which, BTW, was a good choice, but made under duress nonetheless - my point after all.
Also, I am not continuing to excoriate him for his decision. The subject was introduced into the conversation, making it entirely appropriate to respond. My opinion of his action shouldn’t have to change simply because three years have passed.
As far as his judicial nominations are concerned, my opinion regarding Harriet Miers is a separate issue. I did not say he deserves no credit for any other nominations. I simply said, and I stand by it, that he was forced to change and thus should not get the kind of credit that one gets for doing it on his own initiative. That’s all. No more, no less.
The President was not forced to do anything. He responded to the conservative outcry. It's called politics. He could just have easily gotten pissed after Miers failed and nominated someone more centrist, or even did what his father did with the Souter nomination. But GWB didn't do that. Instead, he chose to nominate a solid in-your-face conservative.
So tell me -- do you ever change your mind? Does your boss ever say he doesn't like they way you did something, and do you redo it in a different way in response? Do your kids ever do something you don't like, and do they modify their behavior in response to your parental guidance? In all of those situations, and the many others like them we all face in our lives, is there anyone in your life who is so uncharitable, so rigid and unforgiving that they refuse to acknowledge the good you did simply because they believe you made an initial mistake?