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White House Set to Fight for Hayden (Specter(R-Scotland)may try to hold up confirmation)
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Posted on 05/06/2006 10:11:58 PM PDT by hipaatwo

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Not only Democrats expect to use a Hayden nomination to revisit the legality of the surveillance, however. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), who has held four hearings on the matter, said he may try to hold up Hayden's confirmation if the administration does not provide more information about the eavesdropping. He said he would try to persuade fellow senators to use the confirmation as "leverage."
1 posted on 05/06/2006 10:12:02 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: Mo1; Howlin; Peach; onyx; Txsleuth; mewzilla; Enchante; AliVeritas

PING!


2 posted on 05/06/2006 10:14:21 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: hipaatwo

WTH..........!!!!!!!!!!!!!?????????????


3 posted on 05/06/2006 10:14:23 PM PDT by goodnesswins ( "the left can only take power through deception." (and it seems Hillary & Company are the masters)
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To: hipaatwo; martin_fierro

Bloody shame that they couldn't save his brain when they took out the tumor.


4 posted on 05/06/2006 10:15:00 PM PDT by Calvinist_Dark_Lord (I have come here to kick @$$ and chew bubblegum...and I'm all outta bubblegum! ~Roddy Piper)
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To: goodnesswins

HE'S MY #%$^$w% SENATOR!


5 posted on 05/06/2006 10:15:30 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: hipaatwo
If Arlene Spectre wants to be a Richard Cranium, go right ahead, senator. Leave the agency without the head, we'll do all of the spy work in at the Pentagon under the watchful eye of someone who is competent.
6 posted on 05/06/2006 10:16:06 PM PDT by Perdogg (entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem)
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord

mean mean mean


7 posted on 05/06/2006 10:16:36 PM PDT by woofie (Another actor with political ideas.................John Wilkes Booth)
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To: Calvinist_Dark_Lord

With republicans like Specter, who needs democrats.


8 posted on 05/06/2006 10:17:11 PM PDT by MaineVoter2002 (http://jednet207.tripod.com/PoliticalLinks.html)
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To: Perdogg

I have called his office a lot in the past 2 weeks. He doesn't listen. He doesn't care what the voters think.


9 posted on 05/06/2006 10:18:42 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: MaineVoter2002; hipaatwo; Mo1

Is it any wonder the GOP is in the shape it's in?

We can't fight the Dems for fighting these jerks and the unappeasable purists among us.


10 posted on 05/06/2006 10:20:10 PM PDT by Howlin
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He said he would try to persuade fellow senators to use the confirmation as "leverage."

Clearly disgusting IMO. Didn't the FISA Supreme Court rule that President Bush was completely in his right to conduct foreign intel operations when one end was intercepting a domestic target that was on the watch list? FISA judges say Bush within law

AND

President may constitutionally authorize warrantless wiretaps

11 posted on 05/06/2006 10:20:21 PM PDT by p23185 (Being trashed by the Stone Age Press should be worn as a badge of honor by Repubs and Conservatives)
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To: hipaatwo

He and the Cape Cod Orca are reasons people support term limits.


12 posted on 05/06/2006 10:20:29 PM PDT by Perdogg (entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem)
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To: Perdogg

Bingo!


13 posted on 05/06/2006 10:20:58 PM PDT by roses of sharon
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To: Howlin

I really want his head on a platter. I wish this state would recall him. I'm calling Santorum on Monday AGAIN to tell him to tell Arlen shape up or he's going to help lose him the election.


14 posted on 05/06/2006 10:24:10 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: ntnychik; devolve; Smartass; PhilDragoo

Ping


15 posted on 05/06/2006 10:24:20 PM PDT by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: hipaatwo
I wouldn't be surprised if one (not THE but one) of the reasons for this choice is to stick it to Specter. Bush helped him get re-elected and is probably regretting it, esp. on the wiretapping stuff.

I also think a fight like this will get Bush's poll numbers up among Republicans.

16 posted on 05/06/2006 10:24:34 PM PDT by Darkwolf377 (If you flame me I'll ignore you. Assume that to mean I think you're an idiot not worth my time.)
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To: hipaatwo

Excellent move by President Bush. Now the hateful democrats and their media will bring back the subject of the NSA and wiretapping of terrorists in the US, and President Bush will have the upper hand again and beat them very hard.


17 posted on 05/06/2006 10:24:55 PM PDT by jveritas (Hate can never win elections.)
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To: jveritas

From your mouth to G-d's ears!


18 posted on 05/06/2006 10:27:05 PM PDT by hipaatwo
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To: potlatch

19 posted on 05/06/2006 10:27:08 PM PDT by devolve ((----Bimboly Geldfaux - bicoastal or another thespian?))
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To: hipaatwo

I have no idea if Specter could be voted out of his chair seat on the Judiciary Committee at this point in time by the other Repubs. If it's possible, I think it would be time to start contacting those other Repubs on the committee to give them an earful on the subject.


20 posted on 05/06/2006 10:27:18 PM PDT by jazusamo (-- Married a WAC in '65 and I'm still reenlisting. :-)
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