I have to commend this piece of newspeak.

My question was the first one:

Q: Why didn't we nominate this guy to begin with rather than the obviously unqualified Harriet Miers?

I didn't realize that you were on the nominating committee, James. If "we" didn't nominate him in the first place, maybe you need to come clean Jim-bo!

What were you thinking??

I thought those were the same spin words for Miers. Oh, well, forget about her--this Alito is extraordinarily qualified.

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