I didn’t know this about Santorum. Hard to believe. Wonder why he did it.
He explained it on Hannity. He wanted the best shot for Pres. Bush's appointments to the Supreme Court to get a fair hearing and without Spector as the Chair of the Judicial Committe it may not have happened. Samuel Alito came out of this. Santorum also said he knew he was going to get a lot of political heat for this.
If that is his baggage then so be it. I will vote for Santorum in the primary if I get a chance.