The Miers defenders are going to have to do some interesting contortions to defend this one.
Maybe they will begin recycling lib talking points from the Breyer nomination, although Breyer is probably to the right of Miers.
main attack seems to be:
1) This is the same as what Roberts stated in his hearings.
It isn't. Folks check post #13 for a quick summation of the difference.
2) It comes from Specter.
Specter is many things, but while I wouldn't say his word is Golden I certainly am not inclined to believe he'd lie about something of this magnitude either. It's reasonable to wait for "clarification" about this conversation between the two, but to denounce it as unbelieveable on the basis it came form Specter is not reasonable at all. If from Durbin, then, yes.
If she did say this s represented on FOX Brownback, Coburn et al. will not be pleased.