Mr. President: FR knew Specter would betray you!

Bush's support for Arlen Specter last year is being repaid with what?

Specter is backstabbing Alito today in the Senate hearings.

The Republicans have proven incompetent in governance, in too many cases. Don't get me wrong, I'd still vote for Bush over Gore/Kerry, but I can guarantee you that I won't be voting for the country club Rockefeller Republican candidate in the primaries in 2008!

1 posted on 01/09/2006 12:39:30 PM PST by fishtank

2 posted on 01/09/2006 12:40:22 PM PST by fishtank

I'm not voting for George W. Bush in 2008! Mark my words!

3 posted on 01/09/2006 12:40:39 PM PST by Zeppelin (Texas Longhorns === National Champions !!!)

I can guarantee you that I won't be voting for the country club Rockefeller Republican candidate in the primaries in 2008!

Neither will I. But what will you do when the coronated countryclubber is forced upon us in the General Election?

4 posted on 01/09/2006 12:41:24 PM PST by Spiff ("They start yelling, 'Murderer!' 'Traitor!' They call me by name." - Gael Murphy, Code Pink leader)

"I'm not voting for George W. Bush in 2008! Mark my words!"

Good one!

6 posted on 01/09/2006 12:41:54 PM PST by lormand (Close the border...the US/Kalifornia border.)

For those of us who are cubicle bound, what specifdically did Spinctor say or do, or was he just being himself in general.

7 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:13 PM PST by Labyrinthos

Specter is backstabbing Alito today in the Senate hearings.

Where did you get that conclusion?

8 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:13 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)

"But what will you do when the coronated countryclubber is forced upon us in the General Election?"

Cry in my beer as I listen to Savage..........

9 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:15 PM PST by fishtank

Mumbles is not going to let Alito go down.

Alito is from the Third District, which includes Pennsylvania.

He was picked for this reason among others.

Specter is annoying, but he will not Bork Alito.

10 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:47 PM PST by new yorker 77 (FAKE POLLS DO NOT TRANSLATE INTO REAL VOTERS!)

To: William Creel

11 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:47 PM PST by Zeppelin (Texas Longhorns === National Champions !!!)

Why is this in News?

12 posted on 01/09/2006 12:42:51 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Based on what he said in interviews that I heard this morning......

13 posted on 01/09/2006 12:43:14 PM PST by fishtank

One of the most shameful things that I have ever done was to believe Specter. No excuse will ever justify my mistake.

14 posted on 01/09/2006 12:43:17 PM PST by ncountylee (Dead terrorists smell like victory)

To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

It was moved to chat, it appears.

15 posted on 01/09/2006 12:44:27 PM PST by Republican Wildcat

To: Republican Wildcat

Good, this forum is getting rather undisciplined.....

16 posted on 01/09/2006 12:45:52 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)

Bears repeating:

(Editor's note: What follow is a statement issued by Sen. Arlen Specter on Thursday, Nov. 18 [2004]. Specter's potential chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary committee is strongly opposed by conservatives, and he has spent the past week seeking the support of his Republican colleagues.)

I have not and would not use a litmus test to deny confirmation to pro-life nominees.
I have voted to confirm Chief Justice Rehnquist after he voted against Roe v. Wade. Similarly, I have voted to confirm pro-life nominees Justice Scalia, Justice O'Connor, Justice Kennedy. And I led the successful fight to confirm Justice Thomas, which almost cost me my Senate seat in 1992.
I have assured the president that I would give his nominees quick committee hearings and early committee votes so floor action could be promptly scheduled.
I have voted for all of President Bush's judicial nominees in committee and on the floor. And I have no reason to believe that I'll be unable to support any individual President Bush finds worthy of nomination.
I believe I can help the president get his nominees approved, just as I did on confirmation of two controversial Pennsylvania circuit court nominees, when other similarly situated circuit nominees were being filibustered.
I have already registered my opposition to the Democrats' filibusters with 17 floor statements and will use my best efforts to stop any future filibusters.
It is my hope and expectation that we can avoid future filibusters and judicial gridlock with a 55-to-45 Republican majority and election results demonstrating voter dissatisfaction with Democratic filibusters.
If a rule change is necessary to avoid filibusters, there are relevant recent precedents to secure rule changes with 51 votes.
I intend to consult with my colleagues on the committee's legislative agenda, including tort reform, and will have balanced hearings with all viewpoints represented.
I have long objected to the tactic used in bottling up civil rights legislation in the Judiciary Committee when it should have gone to the floor for an up-or-down vote. Accordingly, I would not support committee action to bottle up legislation or a constitutional amendment, even one which I personally opposed, reserving my own position for the floor.

17 posted on 01/09/2006 12:47:54 PM PST by martin_fierro (< |:)~)

Based on what he said in interviews that I heard this morning......

I have no idea what he might have said,.,,I didn't hear anything out of line from him in his opening statement....at the actual hearing....

A clue might help.

18 posted on 01/09/2006 12:48:09 PM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach (History is soon Forgotten,)

Well what did he say?

19 posted on 01/09/2006 12:53:22 PM PST by Sister_T (Kenneth Blackwell for Governor of Ohio!)

He told the Democrats their opening statements sounded more like indictments and he didn't appreciate their tone. That must be what has fishtank so upset.

20 posted on 01/09/2006 8:12:43 PM PST by Republican Wildcat

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