Specter contradicts Santorum's claims.

[DCBob]

from WaPo..

Former Pennsylvania senator Arlen Specter said Thursday that Rick Santorum got his facts wrong when he said that he endorsed Specter only after securing a promise that Specter would support GOP Supreme Court nominees.

At Wednesday night's debate in Arizona, Santorum (as he is often forced to do) defended his 2004 endorsement of Specter. Specter at the time was a moderate Republican facing a conservative primary challenge, and the GOP stood by its incumbent, feeling he had the best chance to win in a nominally blue state.

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I said will you support the president's nominees? We had a 51-to-49 majority in the Senate. He said, 'I'll support the president's nominees as chairman,'" Santorum said.

"He is not correct. I made no commitment to him about supporting judges," Specter said. "I made no deal."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/specter-scoffs-at-santorums-endorsement-claim/2012/02/23/gIQArNNhVR_blog.html

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Santorum really blew it last night at the debate.

[BumRushDaShow]

1. The whole invocation of Specter's name

cracked me up... I was like - Oh no! He went there!

It's funny that since the 2010 election, Specter's name hasn't been mentioned. The man literally disappeared off the face of the earth after over 40-some years in PA politics. And then who ends up uttering the name? Rmoney! Sadly after all the dust settled in 2010, we ended up with Teabagger Toomey.

[dsc]

2. frankly I tend to believe santorum here

the fact is specter was pressured by the national party to support those nominees as chair of judiciary or else he would be passed over. I can easily see santorum also getting him to do this for an endorsement.