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Today's Miami Herald runs a roundup of reactions to the Martinez victory.

Democrats condemned President Bush for his choice of Martinez:

"The underlying problem remains that part of the Republican base is xenophobic," said Joe Garcia, director of the New Democrat Network's Hispanic Strategy Center. "It has become very difficult for the president to reconcile his vision for an American future with a significant portion of his party."

Meanwhile Republican National Committee voters not exactly sold on the wisdom of the nomination were taught the meaning of the word "pressure" by the White House:

a charm offensive by Martinez, aided by a White House meeting with Bush for some delegates and what some charged was pressure to accept Martinez, dissolved the protest into a few lonely voices in a cavernous ballroom.

I wasn't in the room with President Bush but I can guess at what was said. Never mind that my nominee violates GOP rules and that the grassroots despises him. "We are at war and for me to lose on this would weaken our war effort."

Tough to argue with the nation's commander and chief when he asks you to do something.

(If you are interested in more detail on the Martinez election, click here.