Specter will back Roberts for court

The Washington Times ^ | 21 September 2005 | Charles Hurt

[Aussie Dasher]

Who has the smelling salts?

[Perdogg]

does any one have a preliminary head count?

[wagglebee]

I'll believe it after the votes are cast.

[Keith in Iowa]

He'd be a damn fool not to...

[Brilliant]

Roberts really has these guys snowed.

[Past Your Eyes]

What a guy!
/s

[RWR8189]

Mr. Specter was quoted as saying he believed that Judge Roberts was very competent in the intricacies of Scottish Law, and that he was therefore qualified to serve on the Supreme Court.

[since1868]

When is the vote?

[MinuteGal]

Arlen stuck his finger in his nose to see which way his breath was blowing and it came out "go, you're safe"

Leni

[GSlob]

"Who has the smelling salts?"
What smelling salts? Kennedy is in need of restoratives, 86 proof and higher.

[Archon of the East]

Although Mr. Specter is the panel's top Republican, his support for the conservative jurist was not a foregone conclusion

Specter is not a Republican and the only forgone conclusion is that he probably won't support the President's next choice which is the more crucial one. Specter will lean towards not upsetting the "balance" of the court which of course is pathetically unbalanced if you actually consider the Constitution as a guide. Specter will not IMO support a true Constitutionalist as the next choice.

[bill1952]

I sincerely hope that Senator Nelson of Florida votes nay.

It would help us here immensely in 06, but I predict that old Ben knows this, and that he will vote for confirmation.

[Babu]

Oh Arlen, Isn't that just special of you ..."

[deport]

Specter = Aye
Reid = Nay

[Perdogg]

Bacus(D-MT) = Yea
Nelson (D-NE) = Yea

[BillyBoy]

>> I'll believe it after the votes are cast. <<

He'll vote for Roberts. It's a conservative replacing a conservative so the court status quo is maintained and Specter's precious Roe v. Wade stays intact no matter how Robert votes.

Once Bush selects a pro-life nominee to replace pro-choice O'CONNOR, however, Specter will gear up for BORKIN' TIME!

The back-stabbing RINO is all too predictable.

[luvbach1]

The Pennsylvanian often bucks his party and famously opposed the 1987 nomination of Judge Robert H. Bork...

As often is the case with RINOS.

[Obadiah]

Arlen stuck his finger in his nose to see which way his breath was blowing and it came out "go, you're safe"

Yeah, I'd say that's about right. Man, a freaking Republican feels he has to announce to the world that he's actually voting for a nominee from his own party! Unbelievable!