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May 19, 2006

All Up in His Grill

Please forgive TrailMix for the very dated early-90s headline we gave to this entry. However, we thought it best described the face-off between Democratic Senator Russ Feingold and Republican Senator Arlen Specter yesterday in the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Lets go to the Associated Press account of what was said:

"I don't need to be lectured by you. You are no more a protector of the Constitution than am I," Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter, R-Pa., shouted after Sen. Russ Feingold declared his opposition to the amendment, his affinity for the Constitution and his intention to leave the meeting. "If you want to leave, good riddance," Specter finished.

"I've enjoyed your lecture, too, Mr. Chairman," replied Feingold, D-Wis., who is considering a run for president in 2008. "See ya."

And we, Arlen, wouldn't want to be ya. Although he touts himself as a moderate, Arlen Specter continues to use his committee chairmanship to do the bidding of Bill Frist, having twice now promoted the anti-marriage amendment to the full Senate. One thing is for sure - this wouldn't have happened with a Democrat in Specter's seat as chair.

Posted by TrailMix at May 19, 2006 12:14 PM