How may times do I have to say this? The San Francisco Chronicle interview does not constitute the entirety of everything Specter has said about this or his record on this issue. Maybe the transcript will show that he was slightly misquoted - that does not erase what he has said elsewhere.
And how does it make a conservative internet forum, where posters can post whatever damned fool thing they want, look foolish if they take action based upon statements the Senator has been quoted as saying on several occasions in several different sources? I don't get it. He's been quoted in at least the San Francisco Chronicle from yesterday and the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from last month. One FReeper reports hearing the soundbite on Fox News where he made the statement about obstructing conservative (what he calls extremist) judicial nominees.
We're proving to have some affect because now he's had to go to the tape to try to do some damage control.
And, besides all of this, someone who would vote against impeaching Bill Clinton based upon his interpretation of Scottish law should NEVER hold any position on the Judiciary Committee, let alone as its Chairman. His participation in "borking" the Supreme Court confirmation of Judge Robert Bork is another infraction that is reason to keep him out of the chairman slot.
Aside from Frist's position, the chair of the judiciary committee is the MOST important position in the Senate in this next term. It wasn't so important in Bush's first term because there were not any SC justices to be approved. It is almost a given that at least a couple will come up this term and we don't need a self-professed moderate at the head of the judiciary when that happens. We are in control now so lets not piss it away.
And how many times do I have to say ... "If you think you and others should start a blitz against him, have at it."?