Specter Makes Headway in Bid for Chair -Aides

Reuters ^ | 11/16/04 | Thomas Ferraro

[Prime Choice]

can he be voted off later if he acts up?

By then it will be too late. It's easier to remove a tick before it sinks its jaws into you.

[rwfromkansas]

I presume so, but I think the behind the scenes discussion includes some requirements for supporting Specter.

[rwfromkansas]

I presume so, but I think the behind the scenes discussion includes some requirements for supporting Specter.

[TomSmedley]

I will guarantee the Pubbies, if they put this guy in as chair, they will come to regret it.

OK, one senator's ego NOW, vs. the house, the senate and the presidency over the next four years ... which weighs the most? (Of course, to support abortion is the ultimate indicator of disregard for the future ...)

[EternalVigilance]

Rueters. *Retch*

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Ahem. We'll be taking names and we damn well won't forget.

[longtermmemmory]

Trent lott should sit down and shut up. Lott was a weakling who correct was fired from the majority position.

Lott is operating as a minority party leader. This is not the old country club senate, this is a 9/11 senate vs the remaining fools with a 9/10 menality.

Specter is the wrong senator, for the wrong job, at the wrong time.

[rwfromkansas]

I want to know just what "aides" they were talking to anyway.

[EternalVigilance]

Yep. Looks like Senator Lott is in relapse.

[EternalVigilance]

Well, this is Reuters. Nothing they say can be trusted.

[Hendrix]

What all of you need to do is contact your senators and ask them to change the senate rules so that the democrats cannot filibuster judicial nominees. I contacted my two senators and Frist. If Spector is head of the committee, that would be bad, but I think the democrats main weapon is the filibusters. They intend to use that weapon every chance they get. If the rules are changed and Spector blocks any nominee, that would take a lot of nerve on his part and make a lot of Republicans who supported him look very bad.

[Itzlzha]

I think it will be Specter as chair and that he will do a surprisingly good job.

NUTS!

[Phyto Chems]

Where's that list of phone numbers again? We need to reinforce the message to these hard-headed senators. I want Lott's number!

GOOD call hope someone posts them. I want to give Lott a ear full, wish they would answer there own phones so they could "get a feel" of the outrage that is out here on this matter.

[Delphinium]

I am very furious right now.

I just called Larry Craigs D.C office and told him that he had better stand against Specter.

I told the girl that I had heard that Hatch said he would get the chairmanship.

She said,(in somewhat of a rude manner) "For your information Carl Rove is supporting Specter too.

I told her that I knew thousands of Idahoans who would be extremely furious over this.

Call Larry Craig at 202-224-2752

[EternalVigilance]

It's a righteous anger.

Keep channeling it at those who need to hear the outrage...

[Cedar]

"Lott resigned for the good of the party over some innocuous remark. Spector obviously doesn't care about anyone else. Why can't Spector resigned the chairmanship for the good of the party."

So true.

[Delphinium]

I am using it.

Last week one of the D.C staffers told the calls, and letters were 100 to one against Specter.

I personally know several high ups in the Idaho GOP who have contacted him about standing against Specter.

For him to take the side of Specter over the Idahoans who elect him is infuriating.

[Cedar]

You can tell her that Carl Rove casts only one vote on election day.

But the millions of pro-lifers cast millions of votes.

No Senate or House seat is secure any longer. There are millions of eyes watching now.