Profiles in (inaudible) courage (Specter)

[babylonsister]

http://www.attytood.com/2007/03/profiles_in_inaudible_courage_1.html

Profiles in (inaudible) courage

Well, at least our hometown senator, Republican Arlen Specter, is honest about one thing, which is that he just wants this entire U.S. attorney scandal -- in which a change in the USA Patriot Act inserted by a Specter aide has played a key role -- to go away.

But today, the Senate Judiciary Committee, where Specter is now the ranking Republican, took a vote on issuing subpoenas to White House aides in its probe of the growing scandal. So where did Specter finally come down? Check this out:

Specter, who is advocating a compromise in which Rove would testify publicly but not under oath and without being subpoenaed, clearly opened his mouth and seemed to move his lips.

Then Leahy asked for the "nays", and Specter's mouth didn't open a sliver. Capitol Briefing convened a meeting of reporters afterward to decide whether Specter had voted in favor of the subpoenas. There was no clear answer, no one could actually confirm whether they heard him say "aye".

Reporters spent much of the afternoon, it seems, trying to pin down the Pennsylvania senator:

But Specter had a change of heart and decided to clear the air, tracking down a few reporters. He did not deny that his mouth might have opened during the call for "ayes", but Specter denied saying anything, uttering any sound.

"The fact of the matter is that I did not say anything. I did not vote and say either 'aye' or 'nay'. I just sat there hoping that it would all go away through negotiations," he said. "Factually, I did not say a thing."

Good grief -- he couldn't have found anything in Scottish law to fall back on. By the way, Specter said recently that he plans to run for re-election in 2010 (he'll be 80 then), so expect to see A LOT of this kind of stuff over the next few years.

And that's factually.

[kirby]

1. First time ever he has been at a loss for words! n/t

[tulsakatz]

2. what a gutless weasel!!

[tblue]

3. He is a study in hypocritical uselessness if there ever was one

He lives up to his name, at least. There is no there there.

specter |?spekt?r| ( Brit. spectre) phantom, apparition, spirit, wraith, shadow, presence

Hasn't Pennsylvania had about enough?

[Bucky]

4. Well, there's still at least one person Bush can still call his bitch

I'll Google around and find that old song in the archives for you later tonight.

[annabanana]

5. Specter is featured in some of the released documents:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3171312

"just got off the phone with Matt miner on Specter's staff who called to discuss the hearing. He said we will be getting an invite shortly. Has there been further thought on the DOJ witness?
He asked for a few things......

He is organizing a republican amendment strategy so the dems don't divide and conquer. he asked if we have any amendments to please draft and get them to him. I resent him the talking points (as he had given his copy away) he realized we had a lot of info in there.

[lib2DaBone]

6. Arlen "Shifty" Specter....

Wasn't Arlen Specter the one who sold the Single-Bullet theory to the Warren Commission? Seems they had conclusive video proof that JFK was shot from the right-front. JFK's head was thrust back wards, not forward by bullet impact. This was counter to what Specter and his Buddies were selling to the public. (Sorry to bring up old news). I'm just sayin', seems like Specter can always be found hanging around in the shadows like Count Dracula..

[gratuitous]

7. "Hoping that it would all go away"

What was that again about the grown-ups being in charge?

Specter needs to go to bed without any supper.