We could've gotten another Thomas, now it's all about settling for nominees who seem like they'll get through.
And all the hard work we did for a Republican majority was for....
I am confident you will be pleasantly surprised by Roberts. He may not be a Scalia or Thomas, but he will be a Rehnquist or better. A huge improvement over O'Connor. Bush will come back with an ultra-conservative on the Rehnquist replacement where the democrats can't make the case Bush is altering the balance of the court.