Exactly. A very intelligent post. And the President does not want his judicial appointments to focus on single issues. He wants strict constructionists.
This President campaigned for Arlen Specter's re-election. He and his Administration are satisfied that Specter will get the job done in Judiciary, and I concur. In fact, I believe most conservatives will be pleasantly surprised by the pace of rapid confirmations, including stalled confirmations.
As to this little campaign to deny Specter the Judiciary chair, it is doomed to failure. I do agree, however, that it keeps the heat on Specter and Frist to stay in line. On that basis it is useful I suppose but not especially necessary. Both men are grown-ups and know what needs to be done for the President and the opportunity to transform the federal judiciary.
... and the public agrees. Those Massachusetts judges did us a huge favor in driving this point home -- big time. We need to build on that momentum.
There is nothing wrong with putting Spector in the hot seat, but a messy public fight over Spector and abortion is exactly what the MSM is angling for. We need to go around, take a pass on this fight and move forward. Bush and Frist have other options with the Judiciary chair. I bet they are hard at work on them.