I totally disagree with hugh Hewitt. A person should not be ENTITLED to certain positions just because.
The thing we need to consider here is that the Republicans in the Senate (whether they have 30 or 55 members) place a huge priority on seniority.
They have elaborate rules for determining what Senator will get what committe assignments, committe chairmanships, etc.
For most conservative activists, they think that sucks. They believe it should all be issue-based...in this case, the abortion issue.
In terms of seniority, Specter has earned the right to be Judiciary Committe chairman.
I don't particularly like it either but if the Judiciary committe can be properly stacked with the right Republicans, Specter's chairing of the committee shouldn't be a terrible issue.
Dennis Hastert refused to let now defeated Rep. Phil Crane, R-IL, chair a committee that was by rights his. So there is precedent for denying Specter the chairmanship. Will it happen? NOT A CHANCE!!!!
Right on! It was that kind of thinking that got us Bob Dole as a candidate in '96. Dole is a good man, but it was obvious he was no match for Clinton. But because "it was his turn," the party fell in line.
Let's not make the same mistake here.