It's not necessarily a bad thing that he did it, but he did do it.
http://news.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=/...e1BL_oI4_RdW9g
Bush has nominated US appeals court judge Samuel Alito to the US Supreme Court
The real story is up there, here's 40s conspiracy theory:
Bush nominated someone he know wouldn't make it so he could nominate a white male without scrutiny. Now he can say, "what are you b*tchin about, I tried to nominate a woman but y'all wouldn't have it."
Now that's not necessarily a bad thing because republicans don't believe in affirmative action anyways, but it's a pretty slick move if true.