I for one said that the WAY Miers was sunk guaranteed that Gonzolez could not be chosen, because the detail that allowed conservatives to ditch her was the issue of internal WH papers. So Gonzolez was in worse shape than Miers in being able to defend a record . . . of any sort.
One thing is for sure... the Rino's have to decide if they want Ted Kennedy mad at them or if they want Frum, Coulter, Hannity, Rush, and everybody else that lives in a red state mad at them.