Although I have disagreed with McCain/Graham on this detainee rights situation, Specter is not all bad. He has taken an active role this Summer leading the charge to get the SEC to come clean on why the agency fired a senior attorney as he was about to proceed with prosecution of a Wall Street bigwig on charges of major insider trading violations by a major hedge fund. Judiciary Committee took the lead when Banking took a dive. Christopher Cox has been less that energetic in protecting regular investors from fleecing at the hands of the big guys. So far, Specter and Charles Grassley, along with Hatch and Bennett, all Republicans, are the only ones trying to get to the bottom of SEC's misconduct.
Terroists..........SEC
Throat slitters....Weasels
I want someone that will deal with the most dangerous threat now; I don't think the nation is threatened by a "wall street bigwig" as much as the killers incarcerated. Screw Arlen, If he effes this up I hope he gets it first. It's a damn shame that most politicians are better media whores than Paris Hilton.