[CWOJackson]

"I think it's possible to argue in a sane and rational way for Specter to not be granted the chairmanship."

It is totally possible, however, look at many of these threads and the language being transmitted to Senators and the White House. It quickly went beyond sane and rationale to shrill, insulting and demanding.

[Poohbah]

I can tell you this much: if the GOP insists on bending over and getting kicked in the posterior by Specter, and then lets him get away with it, I'm probably going to be too busy working on other projects to do GOTV work in 2006 and 2008. I do not appreciate others squandering my hard work, and I have only so much time in this life to accomplish what I want to do (like, for instance, finishing the novel I'm writing, and getting a second one written). GOTV work will slide way down the priority scale if the Senate leadership doesn't lead. And I've passed that to several GOP Senate offices.