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Specter warns Bush on high court nominations
Houston Chronicle ^ | 11/3/2004 | LARA JAKES JORDAN

Posted on 11/04/2004 3:56:03 AM PST by joesbucks

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To: mystery-ak

...kick him off the committee...<<--..YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS


41 posted on 11/04/2004 4:07:31 AM PST by M-cubed
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To: laconic

Bush and Rove's biggest mistake, backing this ahole in the hopes he could help capture PA...I cannot stand this RINO POS.


42 posted on 11/04/2004 4:07:49 AM PST by michaelbfree
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To: governsleastgovernsbest; joanie-f
"This is the thanks W gets for backing Specter. I blame the W people as much as Specter. W should have stood on principle and supported Toomey. I sincerely wish Specter would have lost. I understand that conservative Jon Kyl would now be the Judiciary Chairman."

What he said.

... ~eh?

43 posted on 11/04/2004 4:07:50 AM PST by Landru (Indulgences: 2 for a buck.)
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To: cbkaty

Sorry... I mean't Sphincter


44 posted on 11/04/2004 4:08:03 AM PST by cbkaty
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To: Always Right

Please help me--what can I do to get him off the Judiciary Committee???


45 posted on 11/04/2004 4:08:32 AM PST by BamaAndy (USMC vet against kerry.)
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To: Josh in PA
Would you rather have Pres Bush with 55 senators and Spector heading judiciary, or Pres Bush with 54 senators and Jon Kyl heading judiciary.

At this point, I vote for "C"- 55 Senators and someone besides Specter or Hatch chairing Judiciary.

46 posted on 11/04/2004 4:09:21 AM PST by RobFromGa (End the Filibuster for Judicial appointments in January 05)
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To: joesbucks
Bush delivered the Republican primary to Specter in hopes that Specter would deliver Pennsylvania for Bush.

Specter has not kept his part of the bargain.

Time to replace him with someone who will.

47 posted on 11/04/2004 4:09:24 AM PST by wai-ming
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To: michaelbfree
Bush and Rove's biggest mistake, backing this ahole in the hopes he could help capture PA...I cannot stand this RINO POS.

Hindsight is 20-20. Now that it was shown to be a complete waste of time, we need to do everything possible to limit the damage and get this back-stabbing liberal off the Senate Judiciary committee.

48 posted on 11/04/2004 4:09:56 AM PST by Always Right
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To: joesbucks

Specter, the wolf in sheep's clothing.

The man spends his earlier years defending a famous murderer and then becomes a senator. No respect for this guy from the get go.

He can threaten all he wants. He's not the only guy on the hill.


49 posted on 11/04/2004 4:10:42 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (Support, Prayers and Thanks to our Troops!)
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
I blame the W people as much as Specter. W should have stood on principle...

Bingo. But I am wondering just where W stands on this, really. Lip Service is one thing, but campaigning for Specter says much more, much louder. It's not as if this is a surprise to anyone.

50 posted on 11/04/2004 4:10:52 AM PST by jammer
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To: Kozak

Wonder if he's seen THIS ?



You reckon that scares him?...... With Kerry winning PA I'd guess Specter thinks that poster is accurate........


51 posted on 11/04/2004 4:10:55 AM PST by deport (I've done a lot things.... seen a lot of things..... Most of which I don't remember.)
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To: joesbucks

Specter is the classic RINO. He's been making the threats to Bush on Supreme nominees since well before the election.


52 posted on 11/04/2004 4:11:01 AM PST by Sleeping Freeper
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To: joesbucks

With the majority they now have and with "values" having turned out to be one of the key issues that brought people out to vote Republican there is now NO EXCUSE for the party to fail in getting most of its agenda enacted. Obstruction from leftists of either party must not be tolerated. Specter has no "right" to the chairmanship and if he is given it and proves to be an obstruction he needs to be removed and a man like Kyl put in his place.

President Bush must lead on this as I doubt (based on past performance) that Frist will do so. Many of us out here who gave our time and money to the party are expecting that the party will now act like it is the majority party. Accomodation and compromise on the little things can be tolerated but judicial appointments are not little things. Next to the war they are the most important issue we face. Whether or not the Republicans can control their own and impose the discipline necessary to get the job done is going to be a crucial test in determining whether or not they continue to hold the majority after 2006, 2008 and into the future.


53 posted on 11/04/2004 4:11:37 AM PST by scory
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To: joesbucks

Please note who has a "litmus test" for judges. Libs constantly complain about a conservative litmus test, when in reality, theirs is just as strong if not stronger!


54 posted on 11/04/2004 4:11:45 AM PST by aardvark1 (Something was seared in my memory but I forgot what it was.)
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To: BamaAndy
Please help me--what can I do to get him off the Judiciary Committee???

E-mail, write, fax Senator Frist, your Senator if conservative, President Bush, and any other Senator you might think is conservative. This is up to the GOP Senate leadership. President Bush can use his influece here too.

55 posted on 11/04/2004 4:12:14 AM PST by Always Right
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To: joesbucks
"......Specter said he "would characterize myself as moderate; I'm in the political swim. I would look for justices who would interpret the Constitution, as Cardozo has said, reflecting the values of the people....."

Examine this statement and one is looking into the soul of a liberal.

The Constitution is not meant to be interpretetd to reflect the values of the people. It is meant to be interpreted to reflect the intent of the law itself.

This is where these people see the Constitution as a "living, breathing document", that can be changed simply because (as an example) radical feminists want the right to kill unborn babies as a convenience.

56 posted on 11/04/2004 4:13:22 AM PST by Victor
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To: joesbucks
Arlen Specter had better watch out for Arlen Specter.

The old man may not be here long enough to have any say about it.

Hell, he's as old as many of those on the court.

57 posted on 11/04/2004 4:13:36 AM PST by G.Mason (A war mongering, UN hating, military industrial complex loving, Al Qaeda incinerating American.)
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To: joesbucks
Specter warns Bush on high court nominations

Bush warns Specter that people mysteriously just up and "disappear" every single day, in this country.

Even senators, sometimes.

Y'know. :)

58 posted on 11/04/2004 4:13:40 AM PST by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle (I feel more and more like a revolted Charlton Heston, witnessing ape society for the very first time)
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To: joesbucks

The Republicans need to oust Arelen Specter. Make him a Democrat becasue that is exactly what he is. Specter was the cause of PA going to Kerry. Small margin was Specter liberal crap. I don't like this man at all.


59 posted on 11/04/2004 4:13:41 AM PST by tomnbeverly (Kerry will bring the Big Dig to Washington in the form of Healthcare becasue thats what liberals do)
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To: tomnbeverly

Arlen, you too can be replaced !


60 posted on 11/04/2004 4:16:36 AM PST by Mayflower Sister
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