That's what Cruz applied, more than any other Senator, by a long shot. What killed the Harriet Miers nomination were concerns about basic competence, not liberalism.
When the battle was lost, Cruz went off to fight another battle, for us.
Would you rather have a teacher's pet who wants to dress up his attendance record?
Totally false. She was too far to the left.
Bush nominated her because she was a Souter.