What Chris said. It's certainly true that ideology matters in a Supreme Court nominee, at least in the current political climate, what matters above all is respect for the rule of law. Alberto Gonzales may well be more ideologically moderate than others vying for a seat among the Big Nine. He has consistently shown that he has no respect for the rule of law. Harry Reid and Markos Zuniga be damned. Gonzales has no place on the nation's highest court. The principle of the rule of law is far more important than any specific issue that may face the court in the next couple of decades.