Oh, I never had any doubts that he wasn't in favor of bringing this about in the first place, but the extent of the rebellion, the extent of the offered support of the African clergy to our parishes and the failure of Rowen to fold and go along is what he failed to properly measure. I think he thought the impact would be much smaller...still bitter, but smaller.
I have to disagree with that assessment. I think Griswold had a very good handle on the likely reactions, which is precisely why he became frantic when the resolution failed yesterday.
OTOH, I think he certainly did "fail to properly measure" the political environment at the Convention, not to mention the recklessness of those who voted down the resolution. (Note that both lay and clergy voted it down convincingly.)
What it tells me is that Frank's balancing act is probably untenable in any case -- and I suspect that the new Presiding Bishop has much less interest in maintaining it anyway.
It strikes me that the rest of the Communion recognizes this, and are left having to decide whether Schori will attempt to continue the balancing act.
Rowan Williams has expressed very deep concerns about her election, and part of that has to be a prediction that she has no interest in continuing Griswold's approach. She's been pretty outspoken, and is probably closer in mindset to the folks who voted down the resolution yesterday.