Brent Baker, my colleague of 15-plus years, gave me the transcript of the Brian Williams “not a perjurer or lawbreaker” remarks about Roberts yesterday. On both NBC and MSNBC, Williams came out of the Roberts statement yesterday by talking to Tim Russert about liberals, without using the L word, of course:

“If you’re a member of one of the interest groups, perhaps one of the Senators dead-set against this nomination, when you look at this man who is ready for lifetime appointment to the federal bench, who is not a perjurer or a lawbreaker that we know of, say quote, ‘I have no agenda, my job is to call balls and strikes.’ That must be a pleasing, calming message no matter what your position.”