My point is it's absurd for you to use a liar's words today as proof that he was lying yesterday. In fact, there's no contradiction. He's tempering what was intially gushing enthusiasm. He probably got feedback to tone it down. Point being, today could be the lie, not his initial reaction, and you have no way of knowing.
And my point is, the folks pointing to Reid's initial support of Miers are treating a liar's word as truth. And if they believe Reid is truthful, then, if he changes his mind, they should see that as a positive.
But they won't, IMO.