Agreed. Even back when all the bleating about Specter was going on around here it was obvious the GOP couldn't risk embittering Specter - - they had to give him his chair, and along with it they gave him a message: "Play ball." (You'll notice that he was, conspicuously, NOT one of the "gang".)
Plus, I knew Specter would stay cool because he owes Bush and Santorum BIG TIME - - I really believe that Toomey may have beaten Specter in the promary without that support. And Specter knows it. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if "playing ball" was part of the deal for that primary support all along.)
Regards,
LH
I 100% agree about the Specter support. That thinking is exactly why I keep saying Frist (and with him, Bush) has had this battlefield prepped possibly even BEFORE January. Like it or not, we could not afford to lose that PA Senate seat this session - the contingency of what to do when the RINOs struck was in great jeopardy as it was, without having even one less vote available --- and everyone knew as much as a year ago what the Demodogs were planning for this session.