With Justice Pick, Bush Hopes to Avoid a Fight

Washington Post

President Bush opted to try to avoid a confirmation fight by nominating Michael B. Mukasey to be attorney general, concluding that the retired federal judge shares his approach to national security issues, but without the appearance of partisanship, administration officials and others close to the White House said yesterday.

So, is this because of Rove no longer being in the White House? Or is President Bush actually aware of his lame ass presidency? After all these years of playing hardball, I can't imagine it's a coincidence that Bush starts showing deference to the Democrats in regards to the nomination of the Chief Justice after Rove has resigned and left. Especially with Rove having been intimately tied to the whole debacle that was Gonzales in the first place.