What is with the Freepers all out war against Spector?

Bush was AWOL

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:49 PM
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What is with the Freepers all out war against Spector?

Can he really shoot down Bush's far right judges?

They have declared all out war on him, so I assume he can, and they think he will.

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ButterflyBlood

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:50 PM
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1. let's hope he can

he did take out Bork.

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Bush was AWOL

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:51 PM
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3. He must be able to

They probably have atleast 10,000 posts on this issue in the last two days.

They want Roe overturned badly.

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ButterflyBlood

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:52 PM
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4. Think of how Joe Lieberman is regarded here

that's a good summary of what Freepers think of Specter.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:01 PM
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7. If They Oveturn Roe It Goes Back To The States

so I don't see where the big victory is....

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janx

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:50 PM
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2. He's one of the last moderates left standing.

They're trying to get what's left of the moderates out.

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ikojo

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Fri Nov-05-04 10:56 PM
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5. He's a moderate Republican nt

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:00 PM
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6. and ex Democratic D A From Phili..

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Time4Change

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:05 PM
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8. This should actually be fun to watch

The beast will eat its own the next four years.

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DemocratSinceBirth

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:08 PM
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10. Spector Would Have More Leverage

if there were 48 or 49 Democratic senators not 45....

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Lex

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:14 PM
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11. Yep

The evangelicans vs. republicans vs. neocons

Now that they don't have the Dems to worry about much, they will now turn on each other.

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Julien Sorel

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:07 PM
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9. Specter has already caved to Bush.

Edited on Fri Nov-05-04 11:08 PM by BillyBunter

Washington, D.C. - Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) made the following comments today on the judicial confirmation process.

Contrary to press accounts, I did not warn the President about anything and was very respectful of his Constitutional authority on the appointment of federal judges.

As the record shows, I have supported every one of President Bush�s nominees in the Judiciary Committee and on the Senate floor. I have never and would never apply any litmus test on the abortion issue and, as the record shows, I have voted to confirm Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice O�Connor, and Justice Kennedy and led the fight to confirm Justice Thomas.

I have already sponsored a protocol calling for a Judiciary Committee hearing within thirty days of a nomination, a vote out of Committee thirty days later, and floor action thirty days after that. I am committed to such prompt action by the Committee on all of President Bush�s nominees.

In light of the repeated filibusters by the Democrats in the last Senate session, I am concerned about a potential repetition of such filibusters. I expect to work well with President Bush in the judicial confirmation process in the years ahead.

http://www.specter.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=PressReleases.Detail&PressRelease_id=661&Month=11&Year=2004

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Lex

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:15 PM
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12. But look at what Specter says exactly:

"In light of the repeated filibusters by the Democrats in the last Senate session, I am concerned about a potential repetition of such filibusters."

Warning to Bush it sounds like, still.

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Julien Sorel

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:32 PM
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14. Yeah, but not nearly as strong as the one

he originally voiced. Or didn't voice, depending on whom you believe.

At the time, I thought he was publicly shooting off his mouth to establish cover for Bush; now it would seem he really is that dumb. :shrug:

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napi21

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Fri Nov-05-04 11:22 PM
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13. He's next in line for Chairman of the Judicial Committee

In that position, I think he could prevent any nominee from ever getting out of committee and to a vote on the floor. The RW extremists are looking for shrub to get Roe v Wade overturned, and they're not about to let some damn Pub Senator get in the way!

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