Arlen Specter voted AGAINST Kagan as Solicitor General

[bigdarryl]

Wonder how he's going to try and get his ass out of this one

[Captain Hilts]

1. I believe Anita. nt

[madmax]

3. +1

[WeDidIt]

2. Yep, this was one big FU to Arlen

He was desperately trying to hang onto his "conservative" street cred when he voted against her for Solicitor General and he's going to have a very tough time voting for her to serve on the SCOTUS after voting against her arguing cases before the SCOTUS.

[FrenchieCat]

4. He may be done.

The timing on this for him is about as bad as it could get.
Seems like the Obama administration didn't give a shit about this
or didn't bother considering it. That's most likely good.

[ironrooster]

5. Kagan should be voted down - but not b/c of Specter's views

(whatever they may be)

Indefinite detention without trial

At her confirmation hearing, Kagan also drew criticism for arguing that battlefield law, including indefinite detention without a trial, could apply outside of traditional battlefields.<24> The New York Times paraphrases Kagan as saying "that someone suspected of helping finance Al Qaeda should be subject to battlefield law -- indefinite detention without a trial -- even if he were captured in a place like the Philippines rather than a physical battle zone."<25>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elena_Kagan

I smell a stealth DLC'r

[WeDidIt]

6. Yeah, because getting somebody further to the right is so important

:eyes:

If Kagan is voted down, Obama will move to the right on the nomination.

So go ahead, cut off that nose. Spite that face.

[ironrooster]

7. you are probably correct. It's the pretense that I hate -

that is... the claim that she is a liberal. I might have agreed with
you a year ago - but I've weaned myself of your type of pragmatism.
I'm done with the charade.

[WeDidIt]

9. She is a Liberal, as is Sotamayor

regardless of what liberaller than thou assholes write in articles about the two.

[polichick]

8. Sestak will have a field day with this one - already is, I suspect. nt

[4lbs]

10. I believe Arlen Specter will use the "I was a Republican" defense.

He voted against her in March 19, 2009, when he was a Republican.

However, in April 28, 2009, he announced he was switching to the Democratic party.

Thus, the "I was a stupid Republican then" defense.

[freddie mertz]

11. Inconvenient, to say the least.

Where are all the Sestak-bashing Specter defenders on this one?