I understand you're tactic I think. Snooker them into thinking you're on their side. I just don't think that such things will ever work. Perhaps I've missed it.
I understand full well that all Bush voters, even all Republicans aren't on our side. I have a lot of friends who are Republicans only for economic issues. For me, that is secondary. You say that the MSM is trolling for a win by trying to build the case that Conservatives want to repeal Roe v. Wade. Gee, d'ya think? How'd they crack our code? Anyone who's drawn breath in the last thirty years knows that.
If they're trying to drive a wedge between the moderates and the conservatives in the party, that won't work either. There's really no alternative party today for thinking people since the extreme left has completely hijacked the DNC.
I just don't think that this is an MSM ploy. I actually believe that Specter said this. God knows he's said similar things in the past. The guy is as RINO as they come.
Again, for me the issue goes WAY beyond abortion. If you put a judge on the bench who is rabidly pro-abortion, he is more likely to also believe in other liberal causes like gay marriage, et al.
If you wait until your coalition is perfect, you will never act. This is the best chance that we've had since the 1920's to truly reclaim all three branches of the government. Giving the Judicial Committee to Specter would really squander that opportunity.
Ding ding ding we have a winner ...
You are being too modest in your goals. Now is the time to increase our majority, not spend all our capital wastefully. Remember the dems sat atop the levers of power for 50 years to get us where we are today.
Gun control is my litmus test. How a person feels about a citizen owning a gun is how they feel about the US Constitution.
snooker is my name. Winning is the game. :-}