Specter of Duplicity

Does there seem to be a pattern here?

Some Republicans, including Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania, a strong critic of Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, have pressed the administration to agree at least to transcripts. But on Thursday, Mr. Specter backed off, saying now that the president has invoked executive privilege, Congress should take whatever information it can get “on the president’s terms” to avoid a protracted legal battle.