Comments on: Specter Knocks Leahy For Predicting Holder Confirmation Despite His Own Similar Conduct On Ashcroft

By: kpaul

kpaul — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:38:42 +0000

We are in a phase where people of a certain generation still don’t get that this is the information age, and EVERYTHING they say or do publicly is a matter of permanent record accessible by anyone. Specter is part of this generation, as is most of the leadership of the GOP.

They really do not understand that the old ways of politicking are over. When I read that some politician is accusing someone of something they themselves are guilty of, I can predict with a high degree of accuracy about how old they are.

Big brother is indeed watching, and he is us.

By: ctcadguy

ctcadguy — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 16:10:48 +0000

“Single bullet theory Spector” has a special place in hell reserved for his Murdering/Fascist ass!!!!

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 01:19:02 +0000

Crooksandliars has an interesting tidbit demonstrating what happens when you try to obstruct an incoming administration stocked with people who know how to “work” the Senate. Nice try, Arlen.

By: Cats r Flyfishn

Cats r Flyfishn — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:40:37 +0000

Remember, Specter is the reason that Clarence Thomas is a member of the Supreme Court.

By: Doc Rock

Doc Rock — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:05:51 +0000

Specter, the one time aggressive law-enforcing DA, sold out his last shred of decency pandering to Cheney-Bush to get their support for him to keep his Judicial Committee leadership role.

By: curious

curious — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:49:00 +0000

Like most Republicans, he has a convenient memory. He did say that regarding Ashcroft. It is simply that they lie so much, so automatically that they forget there is a recording or camera or interview somewhere with their name on it.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:42:59 +0000

Of course Specter could say someting as blatantly hypocritical (or ironic) as this because he knew Bill Bennett wasn’t going to call him on it.

Hell, Wolf Blitzer probably wouldn’t call him on it, so you know Bill Bennett would let it slide with a big ol’ grin on his overfed face.

By: ralph the wonder llama

ralph the wonder llama — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:40:08 +0000

kasinca Says:
After Alberto and Mukasey, Holder is like the second coming of Christ.

careful… you’ll get the trolls accusing us of seeing holder as “The Messiah”.

They like doing that.

By: kasinca

kasinca — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:30:56 +0000

After Alberto and Mukasey, Holder is like the second coming of Christ.

By: theswan

theswan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:30:33 +0000

Arlen, let it be your last gasp.

By: kasinca

kasinca — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:30:00 +0000

Wingers are digging themselves into a deeper hole. Their obstructionist behavior has more to do with their fear of incrimination with a real Attorney General who has the power and will to invetigate the crime family than it does with any wrong doing by Holder. They are wasting time. The Crime Family will be investigated for war crimes.

By: Tired Of Fighting

Tired Of Fighting — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:23:09 +0000

Silly reporter, dont you know that Repuppetcans dont have to be held to the same standard as everyone else? Dont you know that they can say one thing and do another? Dont you know that following rules, laws, and the Constitution only apply when they’re not in charge? What is wrong with you?! Now get back to bashing the OBAMA ADMINISTRATION!! Sarcasm off.

Change on.

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Mosul, Iraq

By: ElBruce

ElBruce — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:07:58 +0000

If Arlen Specter says that Holder is partisan, that means that Holder must be independent. Specter has already raised about a zillion red flags and fireworks that he’s going to do everything he can to block Holder. I’d call that making up your mind in advance.

Constant Weader Says:

I suspect the reason so many Republicans are lining up behind Holder is that he has given them the Obama nod — “I’m not going to bring war crimes investigations or prosecutions against your buddies Bush, Cheney & Company.”

I’d like to mention again that giving any signal what they intend to do about prosecuting BushCo would be tantamount to bringing everything the wingnut dirty-tricks machine has to bear against you, from smears to political opposition to things I’d rather not mention without putting my tinfoil hat on. Obama and everyone who works for him would be monumentally stupid to even give a clue as to whether they intend to investigate or indict Bush & friends.

Cats r Flyfishn Says:

And Specter is aligning himself with Karl Rove. Bad move and big mistake on his part.

All I can guess is that the wingnuts had a lot of Specter’s IOU’s in their pocket, and they’re calling them in. Specter is hardly any good at minority/oppositional politics. And they’ve got nothing of any substance on Holder. Specter is the wrong point man in the wrong battle in the wrong cause. The R’s are going to make themselves look like blatant imbeciles over this one.

By: Roket

Roket — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:06:20 +0000

It obviously hasn’t sunk into Specters brain yet that he is a member of the minority. This makes him more of a nuisance than a threat.

Buckie Boy beat me to it, but I’m posting it anyways, so there.

By: Shayne

Shayne — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:59:06 +0000

Cat’s if anybody can get rid of Specter it’s you. Go get him tiger!

By: Shayne

Shayne — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:58:13 +0000

Constant Weader, instead of considering that the GOP’s arguments against Holder at the beginning were invalid you’re going to suggest that those not against him now are doing so because he’s agreed to do their bidding? Maybe those GOOPers are trying to not be the first on the list of “to be investigated”. But here’s a link to Washington Monthly with a possible explanation.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:54:31 +0000

Some people predict that Specter is in the minority party and has no power anymore…f off Specter, go sit in the corrupt section where you belong.

By: Cats r Flyfishn

Cats r Flyfishn — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:53:05 +0000

Specter’s words is worth a bucket of warm spit.

Specter is toast in 2010. He is only 3 points ahead of Chris Matthews in the polls and Matthews isn’t even running. That should tell you something. And Specter is aligning himself with Karl Rove. Bad move and big mistake on his part.

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:51:08 +0000

The hypocrisy of a two parties system and one policy… this is just theatre to keep people uninformed.

In a more pressing and unreported news:

Unusually Large U.S. Weapons Shipment to Israel: Are the US and Israel Planning a Broader Middle East War?

By: Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre

Oval12345678 aka James K. Sayre — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:50:30 +0000

Arlen, the spectacle of right-wing GOP stupidity…