Folks, this has been decided, and the decision is coming straight from the White House. Bush and Rove pandered to the conservatives to win this election, and now are going to steer moderate.I doubt it. I read somewhere, probably here, that Specter was floored by the opposition and was caught off guard by reaction to his statements. He'll tow the line, the outcry let Specter know who he really was..
I'll continue to believe, and have faith in the efforts of the FF, that there are three distinct branches of gov't with checks and balances. IMO, this is just another example of the good ol' boy network of the Senate - the Gentleman's Club where we don't speak ill of eachother and talk nobly and lengthily about doing the work of the people (don't actually DO the work of the people, just talk about it...).
Nothin' but a bunch of struttin peacocks full of self-importance and worthy of little else but contemptible disdain...