Conservatives have a historically poor record of judging character of these nominees. On one hand, they've appointed a bunch of dogs. On the other hand, since they don't have a good record of discerning good candidates, I'm not sure why anyone should put much emphasis on the fact that they are "alarmed."
I disagree. When we look back at the dissapointing nominations- O'Connor, we have to keep in mind there was a Democratic Senate. So while we may have had a Republican President, it was not enough to seal the deal. We had to compromise- or we wouldn't get anyone through.