Pretty good "full spport" huh?President Obama steers clear of shaky Arlen Specter
- The White House has deemed Specter's election prospects too risky for President Obama's personal involvement
President Barack Obama says he loves Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) — just not quite enough to hazard an 11th-hour political trip to Pennsylvania for an ally of convenience increasingly viewed as unlikely to win.
Just last year, the White House was crowing about Specter’s conversion to the Democratic Party, and Obama pledged, “He will have my full support. . .”
