CBS To White House: Is Alito 'Sloppy Seconds?'

CBS Reporter to White House: Alito 'Sloppy Seconds?'
CBS News Chief White House correspondent John Roberts described the President's selection of Judge Samuel Alito as 'sloppy seconds' during today's press gaggle with White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan.

John Roberts: "So, Scott, you said that -- or the President said, repeatedly, that Harriet Miers was the best person for the job. So does that mean that Alito is sloppy seconds, or what?"

Scott McClellan: "Not at all, John."

CBS Correspondent Roberts Apologizes For Crude Phrasing of Question
(New York Sun) CBS White House correspondent John Roberts apologized yesterday for describing Supreme Court justice nominee Samuel Alito as "sloppy seconds" during a White House press briefing.

Posing a question to the White House press secretary, Scott McClellan, Mr. Roberts said, "Scott, you said that - or the president said, repeatedly, that Harriet Miers was the best person for the job. So does that mean Alito is sloppy seconds, or what?"

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