At the same time, I am more than happy to defend Miss Miers from the invective, personal attacks and talking points emanating from the right and the left. I don't accuse you of that but it is legion here at FR and it's making me sick.
Wrong. He had a solid record, he was known by the attorney general. He changed on the Court about 5 years in. The point being that even under the best of circumstances it is difficult to be sure. You try to limit the vulnerability. So, if the point is that vetting isn't perfect, that's obvioius. But that's a defense of your position.
meant - not a defense