Once upon a time, Arlen Specter took as much delight in screwing over liberals as much as he did conservatives. I thank him for all he did to give us Clarance Thomas, my favorite supreme court justice. I’d like to see that version of Specter at least once before he leaves office for good.
Specter could have supported the victor in the primary against him and retired with dignity. Even been a sort of elder statesman of RINOdom. He deserves no respect now in terms of his career.