Decius wrote:
Among respondents who described themselves as conservative, 58 percent said the Miers pick was excellent or good, and 29 percent thought it was only fair or poor. By contrast, 77 percent of conservatives in a July poll thought the Roberts nomination was excellent or good, and just 13 percent found it fair or poor.
What I find interesting about this is its the first time in a long time that I recall a large swath of conservatives breaking ranks instead of towing the party line. Blogs like powerline and instapundit that are constantly running the Republican spin are opposing this nomination because they don't think she is qualified. Clearly the Republican party hasn't drunk as much of it's own koolaid as I had thought.
Either that or bush is betting that they will be much more forgiving of his next choice in an effort to expedite matters.
