[Jim Robinson]

My question was on the well-known direct quote popularly attributed to George W. Bush regarding "in the mold of a Scalia." It appears not to be from Bush at all. My question has nothing whatsoever to do with Miers.

[TSchmereL]

Just to show you how ridiculous this question is:

Can you imagine George W. Bush saying, "I never promised a nomination in the mold of Thomas or Scalia?"

Can you imagine George W. Bush defending Miers by saying that?

[JCEccles]

My question was on the well-known direct quote popularly attributed to George W. Bush regarding "in the mold of a Scalia."

Technically correct. It appears that he himself did not utter these words. They were used in his presence during the first presidential debate in 2000. He heard them, and he didn't deny or correct them. That is likely the closest we'll ever get to linking his lips to this precise phrase.