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Senator aiming for key post wants sit-down with GOP
Chicago Sun Times ^
| November 11
| Jesse J. Holland
Posted on 11/11/2004 12:29:04 PM PST by MissouriConservative
WASHINGTON -- Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) wants to make his case to be chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee directly to the panel's GOP members next week.
Conservative groups want senators to pass over Specter for the chairmanship because of his comment that anti-abortion judges would be unlikely to be confirmed by the Senate.
Specter, who is an abortion rights moderate, has been calling and meeting with senators individually to assure them he wouldn't personally block Bush nominees from being voted on by the full Senate.
The senator now wants to go in front of the GOP's Judiciary Committee members and hash things out next week in a private meeting, said Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), a committee member.
The GOP committee members get the first vote on whether Specter will replace current chairman Orrin Hatch, who is stepping down. Whatever decision they make can be appealed to the full GOP caucus.
''I expect we'll sit down with him and hear what his plans are to support the president and his nominees,'' Cornyn said.
TOPICS: Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: abortion; napalminthemorning; rino; scottishlaw; specter
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To: hyperpoly8
what amounts to a parasitic growth in their body
With all due respect to your "humanity," I will refrain from voicing my initial reaction and response to your totally ignorant statement. It is rather difficult, however.
To: reformed_democrat
It doesn't matter. Once he's the chairman, he does what he wants and no one can stop him.
To: MissouriConservative
I don't want Specter and I don't want Bush's plan for amnesty for illegal aliens.
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posted on
11/11/2004 2:55:37 PM PST
by
FrankRepublican
(Arlen Specter = Ted Kennedy Democrat Bush = Open Borders w/ Mexico)
To: Juan Medén
Moderate="a liberal who won't admit it"
To: Tamsey
Fine, do nothing. Be silent. The screams of 4,000 babies murdered TODAY will not allow me to be silent.
http://stopspecter.savethegop.com/
Lest you think this is fiction - these signs started to appear in the Philadelphia area just before the election, paid for by Arlen’s former campaign manager. This particular picture originially appeared in the Philly Daily News.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:31:08 PM PST
by
narses
(The fight to protect the unborn is THE civil rights battle of the 21st century. + Vivo Christo Rey!)
To: deport
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:31:39 PM PST
by
narses
(The fight to protect the unborn is THE civil rights battle of the 21st century. + Vivo Christo Rey!)
To: nickcarraway
The Paraclete can. If He wants to. His Will be done.
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:33:15 PM PST
by
narses
(The fight to protect the unborn is THE civil rights battle of the 21st century. + Vivo Christo Rey!)
To: MissouriConservative; All
BUMP!
click for more
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:46:51 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(Benedict Arnold was ALSO a 'war hero'... before he became a Traitor!!!)
To: Dubh_Ghlase; All
BUMP!!!
click for more
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:49:04 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(Benedict Arnold was ALSO a 'war hero'... before he became a Traitor!!!)
To: MissouriConservative; ConservativeMan55; 68-69TonkinGulfYachtClub; JulieRNR21; Cindy; Smartass; ...
RE: (Arlen Spector) "Moderate? ...What? ...Are you kidding?"
...PING to #1, #2, #3, etc....!!!
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posted on
11/11/2004 3:55:39 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(Benedict Arnold was ALSO a 'war hero'... before he became a Traitor!!!)
To: Seadog Bytes
Arlen has just had a little taste of what he and the liberals gave to Judge Bork.
111
posted on
11/11/2004 4:02:15 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(FNC/ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps are the Rathering Fraudcasters of America!)
To: hyperpoly8
Just go away, baby-killer advocate!
To: nickcarraway
I agree completely. I've been watching the MSM try to marginalize the protests, insisting Specter has the job and the "right-wing wackos" are blowing smoke. Nothing could be further from the truth, as Cornyn's statement shows.
I don't know anything about Cornyn, other than that he's a conservative. I'm wondering if he's baiting Specter, trying to make him publicly state he's not pro-abortion (I have evil fantasies of tormenting enemies -- it's the remnents of my leftist leanings).
Specter cannot be allowed to assume the Chairmanship of Judiciary. If he gets that, he'll go after conservatives with a vengence, just to prove he can.
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:12:35 PM PST
by
reformed_democrat
(Just a red-state woman trapped in a blue-state nightmare.)
To: MissouriConservative
My blood pressure is still up over Specter. After President Bush campaigned for him and he immediately draws a line in the sand a day after the election.
All the Senators want their 15 minutes of fame. Specter needs to forget about the Chairmanship and move on (no pun intended).
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:22:38 PM PST
by
not2worry
(What goes around comes around!)
To: MissouriConservative
Specter, who is an abortion rights moderate, has been calling and meeting with senators individually to assure them he wouldn't personally block Bush nominees from being voted on by the full Senate.
If PUBBIES think D'@$$'hole was an OBSTRUCTIONIST, they ain't seen nothin' compared to what ol' Arlen's got in store. Arlen's been bought and paid for.
"Trusting" Arlen Spector with the Judiciary Chair will be tantamount to REVERSING THE ELECTION.
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:23:50 PM PST
by
pyx
(RULE #1 The LEFT lies. RULE #2 See RULE #1)
To: hyperpoly8
to have to carry what amounts to a parasitic growth in their body.
Disgusting.
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:33:20 PM PST
by
pyx
(RULE #1 The LEFT lies. RULE #2 See RULE #1)
To: MissouriConservative
Spectre is a RINO; a leftist wolf in sheeps clothing.
That the Republicans are even considering him for this position is absurd.
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:56:21 PM PST
by
JFK_Lib
To: Grampa Dave; All; Smartass; Lady Jag; JulieRNR21
RE: "Arlen has just had a little taste of what he and the liberals gave to Judge Bork." A little taste...?
...Oh I do SO think he needs more, MUCH more, of the same !!!
Here again are the numbers to call
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:56:59 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(Benedict Arnold was ALSO a 'war hero'... before he became a Traitor!!!)
To: narses
PING!
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posted on
11/11/2004 4:59:55 PM PST
by
Seadog Bytes
(Benedict Arnold was ALSO a 'war hero'... before he became a Traitor!!!)
To: Seadog Bytes
Be careful!
Don't mess up his Blue Scottish Kilt!
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posted on
11/11/2004 5:15:23 PM PST
by
Grampa Dave
(FNC/ABCNNBCBS & the MSM fishwraps are the Rathering Fraudcasters of America!)
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