And now there’s this. Miers is alleged to be involved in a shady land deal.

Update: Folks all I know about the land deal allegation is what I’ve read in the papers. I don’t know where it’s going or whether it’s legit. If it’s true it’s obviously a problem. But my objection is that it is another example of poor vetting and another distraction from what this nomination was supposed to about. My calling attention to it is hardly a smear, as some readers claim. It’s on the wires, for Pete’s sake.