Moderate Senator Fights for Top Judiciary Post

Reuters ^ | Nov 8, 2004 | Reuters

[Badray]

"Let the President do what he wants, it's his ballgame."

I won't call you a punk. I won't question your political beliefs. I will question your sanity and common sense.

Since Bush backed him in the primary, Specter has turned his back on him 5 times, twice within hours of winning the primary and then the general election. Either you aren't paying attention or you don't know how to add 2 + 2 correctly.

[Badray]

"If we come out of a very successful election trying to throw our moderates overboard it will bode ill for future success.

We will need to work with moderates so we shouldn't try to alienate them.

You keep saying moderate. Specter is not a moderate. He is a liberal. His lifetime ACU rating is only 43. There are Democrats who have higher ratings.

[OwnershipSociety]

So what does Bush want done?

You claiming you have a direct pipeline to what the leader of the party wants to do?

[harpo11]

I agree, Sean did not question as hard as I would have liked to have heard him. That's the problem with Sean and the business he is in, he still needs to get quests for his program.

He misses a lot of chances to deeply question and often just says "yeah".

Sean is really good and enjoyable. He is growing well into his game. And, I never miss his radio program now that it is broadcasted live where I live, but he needs to sock it to'em harder.

[harpo11]

Yes, our President does have the ability to look for a person's greater spirit than may really exist.

I always loved the passage of his First Inaugural Address when he spoke of an "angel riding in the whirlwind of the storm" or something close to that. Perhaps, that is why George W. Bush has such great joy and love for his fellow man. He sees opportunity to turn the storm to his favor, maybe?

[stopem]

Thanks, good to know who our enemies are and who we need to watch like hawks.

[Darth Gill]

Agreed! We need to make an example out of Specter for all the other RINOS to see!

[M. Thatcher]

We do not have enough power to go on a witch burning spree right now.

Specter burned himself.

We will NEVER regret his not getting committee chair.

If he gets it, we will regret it — bitterly and regularly.

[Frohickey]

Senators in Class 1 are up for reelection in 2006. That would be Chafee of Rhode Island.

Go to www.senate.gov and you can find which category the senators are in. Too bad Specter was just reelected.

[Frohickey]

The list was only for R's. All D's are suspect, in my book.

[hansel]

Sorry. Answer for question #2: I have no idea why Specter wants the position. But I would guess most likely because of power. That's what it all boils down to. Power.

[sayfer bullets]

Chuck Hagle....sorry. I haven't reviewed his overall record, but I know Ingraham (ggrrrrrowowwwwwwwlll) includes him in "McHagar" with McCain and Lugar.

I'm sure I made you think Schumer because "Chuckie" is actually used for him.

What do you think of Mr. Hagle, who was pretty openly criticizing our president recently?

[meema]

Moderate Senator?

It's not only The Judicial Candidates.

His mouth, and all the MANY things he disagrees with us about! ENOUGH!