If the Philadelphia Inquirer wants to endorse Arlen Specter, that's their business. But part of their reasoning is really, really weird. They note that Specter's seniority means that he will be the senior Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee next year, and how important that is given expected vacancies on the US Supreme Court and the fact that the Republican next in line, Jon Kyl of Arizona, is an extreme conservative who doesn't support Roe v. Wade. What I find bizarre here is that they seem to imply we need Specter so that he can block anti-choice US Supreme Court justices that Kyl would support. But don't they know Specter voted to confirm Justices Thomas and Scalia?
Posted by armand at October 18, 2004 10:02 AM | TrackBack | Posted to PoliticsMaybe they think they stand a remote chance with Specter that wouldn't even be a possibility with Kyl. Having once been pro-Arlen, I became very disappointed with Specter since he allowed himself to be curbed.
Posted by: binky at October 18, 2004 10:14 AM | PERMALINK