"Unlike his fellow Democrats, he's been unable to fawn over President Obama's Supreme Court pick, or push Republicans to grant her swift confirmation. That's because, just last year, Specter voted against confirming Kagan as Solicitor General...when he was a member of the GOP."
And there's only 1 week left before the primary. His challenger Joe Sestak has closed in on Specter and is running this ad:
Ouch. I'm assuming ouch — from the perspective of Democratic primary voters. For me, when George W. Bush popped up, I felt... Oh! It doesn't matter what I felt. The point is GWB is the bogeyman for true-blue Democrats.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
"Elena Kagan's nomination couldn't come at a worse time for Arlen Specter."
Labels:
Arlen Specter,
Elena Kagan,
law,
Obama's Supreme Court,
partisanship
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