Really? Let's say Specter were booted from the chairmanship. You don't think Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Lincoln Chafee, and John McCain might decide to take it out on some of these nominees?
They've got plenty of clout. And I don't want to return to the days when Dick Cheney had to vote to get ordinary bills through the Senate.
Specter has been chastened, and has gotten the message. He says he will send all nominees forward to get a full vote in the Senate.
Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Lincoln Chafee, and John McCain are a pitifully small army. They can see the handwriting on the wall.
We're talking about the category of people with no scruples, no principles, no fear of God, even. They can be counted on to keep their word?