Yeah I am deathly afraid of the Mexican Souter Frog. But I think it is unlikely since Gonzales is:
-historically pro-abortion so far
-statist
-anti-gun
-of dubious ethical fiber
-and would have to recuse himself a lot thanks to being white house counsel and AG
If the senate was controlled by liberal Democrats, Gonzales would be an easy sell, but it isnt and republicans would be foolish to lose sight of that. The last thing the republican party needs is a nomination that pushes the court to the left and pisses off their entire conservative constituency.
My personal hope is that we get Janice Rogers Brown. Here is why I think it would be good:
-she is a black woman from a poor family who overcame racial descrimination without govt handouts. A good replacement for O'Connor and she is also a great role model for blacks who are considering embracing conservatism.
-she is intellectually very strong, likely an equal to Scalia and definitely miles above O'Connor, who was perhaps average in this respect. She has the same combative approach and sarcastic style as Scalia.
-she disapproves strongly of perversions of the constitution such as happened during the New Deal (which itself she considers to be a socialist abomination). In this respect she is very much like Thomas and would likely not hesitate to overturn "wrongly decided" precedent such as Wickard v Filburn etc.
-she has a respect for gun ownership although she did not attempt to incorporate the 2nd when presented with lack of a RKBA in the CA constitution