[Cboldt]

Specter, a moderate who supports abortion rights, portrayed the confirmation process as among the most chaotic and contradictory of his 25 years in the Senate. "I can't think of one where a disagreement arose in quite this way," he said. Specter said he will revisit his Monday conversation with Miers but only at the hearing, when cameras and tape recorders will be rolling. "I may meet with her again on other subjects," he said. "But not on this conversation. We've had it. I've had it."

Ahh. The strategery is working. First get the rank and file into a state of chaos and contadiction; then the Senate. Pretty soon the plan to ... uh ....

What was the plan again?

[Daaave]

Cboldt wrote: "What was the plan again?"

Plans 7 and 8 weren't so hot, but plan 9 is a winner.

(Plan 7, "Miers is an Evangelical Christian." Plan 8, "Miers was chair of the Texas Lottery Commission."