All I have been trying to suggest is that maybe there is a better way to use this snake salesman. We know we have some leverage because he wants the judiciary chairmanship. we need to extract that leverage. As a failsafe, we need to have the majority leader have the power to change chairmen at any time.
It is also a given that he does not deserve the chairmanship. Most, if not all, of the people expressing their opinion on this site is in agreement with that.
Unfettered from concerns about reelection - Specter is at best a question mark. At worst, he will take the Rat position most of the time. This is reason enough to be afraid of Specter. Perhaps there is a price worth paying. If we can get our judges confirmed, then the price of having him as chairman is cheap.
It comes down to tactics and strategy. If Specter is dumped then what? This needs to be compared to a course of action with leverage extracted from Specter and then what. All I want is the most effective strategy.
What was Bush thinking when he campaigned for Specter over Toomey? It certainly wasn't the good of the Nation.
Frankly, I'd like to hear Bush apologize for his support of Spector just as much as I would like to hear Kerry apologize to the Viet Nam vets for calling them war criminals.