[Principled]

Another poster opined that Specter will get the chairmanship after rules are changed so that any nominee with a majority of votes of Juiciary comte are guaranteed a full floor vote....

I think this is likely.

[Bluegrass Federalist]

Unless we have more than a one-vote majority, can't Specter still block them in committee by voting with the Rats?

[bayourod]

A promise to let every nominee get a full floor vote isn't much of a concession. Specter can still put a nominee through a living hell of unending witnesses making slanderous unfounded charges.

Specter can rig the committee process in favor of the feminists, environmentalist, homosexual etc.. organizations that can use the hearings to rally their members to put pressure on Senators to vote no while using the publicity to increase membership and raise contributions for use in other battles.

After weeks of headline electronic lynching Specter can send the nominee to the floor with a recommendation from the committee that he be rejected.

Specter is a weasel. A stupid weasel who shot his mouth off too soon, but still a weasel.