After Hatch, had Specter not won, Kyl or Cornyn were next in line. Cornyn wasn’t interested because he had the leadership of another committee... from what I’ve read in the archives at FR, Kyl is an okay guy.
There was also a grassroots campaign to stall Specter, which was talked about here on FR in 2004:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1274088/posts
From Human Events:
Specter Stands Alone:
No GOP Senator on Judiciary Committee Willing to Declare Support for Specter — Santorum Also Declines to Lend Support. 11/09/2004
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=5724
Sanctimonium is no different than other politician, but his holier-than-thou attitude causes him to offer himself as such. And a lot of people are believing in him, the same way they believed Barack, a wet-behind-the-ears senator, with a lot of emotion-laden rhetoric, who presented himself as America’s hope. It’s the republicans’ turn to be taken in, this time, by a republican Messiah. It is really a shame, they haven’t learned anything from watching how Barack did it.
and which of the candidates for the GOP do you think is an ‘appropriate’ or ‘acceptable’ candidate. Your venom is obvious. I am just curious if it is directed at all the candidates or just Santorum.
Since I actually remember how disappointed folks were (did not need to check the history of posts or articles) with Rick about Arlen, I know his short comings.
He hardly presents himself as a ‘Messiah’. All Santorum has done is laid out what he would do.
With the venom you have spewed my guess is you are either for Paul or Mittens (seemingly one in the same)