[Huber]

And for all of you out there who think that Rush is way off on Arlen Specter, I think we should see how it turns out. Rush is generally always right.

"Generally always right" or "always generally right"?

Interestingly, the question of Specter came up numerous times over the day. It was one of the initial questions to Ed Fuelner as he opened the meeting, and Fuelner suggested that the question be defered until Pat Toomey spoke later in the afternoon, so that Pat could address it firsthand. Pat's comments were consistent with Rush's. He believed that a Specter chairmanship is the most probable scenario, that the Grassley scenario won't happen, and that any other scenario would cause an outright revolt in the senate. That given, he indicated that the pressure that we are all putting on the situation is extremely important, regardless of who ends up as the chair.

[wagglebee]

He was wrong to say what he did about Donovan McNabb, not because he what he said was untrue, but because he should have known how much it would get blown out of context. Other than that he's always been right!

I think the Specter issue will die down and that he will become chairman. However, I think once the new Congress convenes, pressure will be put on Specter to "get behind the President's agenda". He will get to save face and keep his chair, but he will be made aware that the party leadership will "pull the plug" if he steps too far over the line.

P.S. I envy you. I wish I could have been there.