Well, you probably have more confidence in the current crop than I do.
Bush betrayed the conservative grass roots on amnesty, and is paying a higher price for it than anyone expected. The current crop will appoint Constitutionalist judges because it’s in their own self-interest to do so. Appointing another Souter, or even O’Connor, would be self-destructive to them. Even Rudy Giuliani knows this. So, I have confidence that they will be too intimidated to not choose a good nominee.