I cannot add much to the lengthy expositions on the numerous ways Arlen Specter has worked to undermine conservatism; the dangers associated with adding the words “Judiciary Chair” to the man’s name; or the eloquent calls to action.
But I can add this:
Quickly-gelling conventional wisdom suggests – and might be right – that social conservatives are why the President will be in office until early 2009; why we managed to yank five seats in the Senate from under Democrat noses; why Tom Daschle will be using the word “regret” a tad differently for the next few decades; and why our House majority grew.
Bush took the majority of Catholics in the face of a “Catholic” opponent. He cleaned up on evangelicals. Some good folks looked past their own worries because they cared about the nation’s moral fiber, believing that America is only great so long as she is good.
Don’t they – don’t we – deserve what they voted for? Bush’s conservative judges to get a hearing in the Senate, and a better chance of breaking filibusters?
Don’t they – don’t we – deserve a Judiciary Chair who carries better than a 43 lifetime rating from the American Conservative Union, who’s a real conservative, or even center-rightist, rather than a play-actor who only pretends to be a conservative in election years? And, I might add, who will retire at the end of this term?
Don’t let him loose among the hens. Keep Specter off the Chair.
National Review: No on Specter
To National Review’s credit - they’ve been out in front of the Specter-as-Chairman controversey since minutes after the story broke. Kathryn Lopez has been an absolute machine in the Corner. And today, NRO follows up with an editorial, “The Door for Specter”
It follows that Arlen Specter should not be elevated to the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee. We know that the Senate is a clubby place, and that its Republican members will be loathe to disregard Specter’s seniority. But Senate custom should be disregarded in this instance.
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SPECTER HAS TO GO !!!!!!!
Shame on Specter.We didn’t support (money, energy, time) Bush just to be blocked by this one senator. Who he think he is.. he betrayed Bush after Bush SAVED his life. He isn’t worthy anything…he has no class. I wish he was defeated by Tommey in the primary.
Comment by shirley scholtz — 11/5/2004 @ 11:01 am