K-Lo, I totally grant that actions (nominations) can mean more than words. But that’s what everybody is looking at here: will Bush follow through on his promise to social conservatives? I don’t think you can read from this article (or almost any article) that DC’s social-conservative lobbyists (such as Jan LaRue, cited in your link) have told reporters that Bush has failed them or has been squishy. (The reporter in this piece builds the case without really citing LaRue.) I would tell them it’s not their job to be “appreciative.” It’s their job to bring their supporters some results. If that includes being demanding with the POTUS, so be it.