Arlen Specter

Arlen Specter's office has announced his cancer has returned. I want to take a minute to wish him well. Specter is one Republican I like a lot, and hope he pulls through as good as he has in the past.

Appears to come from Arlen Specter while questioning Gonzo today:

"This is not a game of gotcha," said Specter. In a reflection of the stakes, he told the attorney general he faced the equivalent of a "reconfirmation hearing."

True confirmation hearings don't mean much with Bush in the White House. He just puts appointments up that will face a long confirmation so that he can make them a recess appointment.

On Late Edition, Wolf Blitzer had Arlen Specter and Joe Lieberman discussing Nancy Pelosi's Syria trip. Today we got Specter, a Republican, defending Pelosi's trip, while Lieberman, the man who claims to be a Democrat, bashing Pelosi.

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Lieberman played his usual role as mouth piece for the Bush White House. He even resorted to the old play book tactic of blaming your enemies for 9/11 (that's right - Lieberman thinks Syria was behind 9/11 now). Luckily Wolf Blitzer quickly called him out on that. Specter ended up winning this debate hands down. Specter even pointed to accomplishments the Clinton White House made talking to Syria. Now that is a big change.