I've noticed this attribute among many of the Bishops who were appointed by John Paul II, and those who have been appointed by Benedict XVI! They are replacing the old liberals who were young during Vatican II, and were putty in the hands of those who wanted to change the Church, and started putting in place all manner of silliness in the 'Spirit of Vatican II'.
I don't reject Vatican II, there were changes that were needed, and none of those affected basic Dogma and Doctrine. The liberals in the Church WANTED Doctrinal change, so they just acted as though they were made, and worse, convinced regular pew sitters there had been changes to things that hadn't actually changed. So now, when Benedict wants to roll back some of the abuses that occurred, the average Catholic thinks he's taking away something real and important, when it was actually likely a fad introduced by liberals in the 60s.
This continuing attitude among liberals has created division among regular Catholics and the Pope, and it's been going on since Paul VI, and Humanae Vitae. They're trying to step it up now by claiming the issues of Holy Orders for women, and 'marrage' for homosexuals, are a matter of 'justice' and 'fairness'.
Yes, we have been getting conservative Bishops in all kinds of places. I know our archdiocese is awaiting one, and I thought we might get Olmsted of Phoenix, but he went to Rome instead.
And I know of several dioceses in NY that constantly await a new Bishop!