If you were among the gazillions who clogged Senate phone lines and in-boxes post-election-day re the judiciary chairmanship slot…

Of course, it’s just that attitude that almost cost Specter the chairmanship in November. His post-election comments that a Supreme Court nominee who opposed abortion rights was not likely to win Senate confirmation was reported as a warning to the president, and the groups that had hoped to unseat the moderate Specter in favor of a more conservative Republican then mobilized in an effort to deny him the chairmanship. Or, as Specter not so diplomatically put it, “the far right was ready to pounce on me if I’d done nothing but said the Lord’s Prayer, and that was a crevice and they went after it.”

Actually, if I’m “far right,” it’s a heck of a lot more ecumenical than Senator Specter knows. He should get out and meet the base sometime. And, you know, senator, we have lawyers, too, if you’re still looking to hire. Since you’ve already met your ACLU lawyer and other liberal slots.

Just a thought…