Arlene is tired. You will have to excuse him. He forgot that POTUS has announced that he will only appoint those judges that will be strict constructionists and not someone who will legislate (interpret in light of the people's values) The senator is mistaken if he thinks this president will be tempering his values for political expediency. This senator hasn't kept up with current events.
Don't forget now, Bush promised right after the election that he'd be a "uniter, not a divider".
It's not like Bush didn't know when he was supporting Specter's reelection bid in the primaries that Specter would be pulling this nonsense now. Anyone could have predicted it.