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May 26, 2005
Spector Skips Town
One vote was missing to invoke cloture on John Bolton. Senator Arlen Spector was "missing" from the role call.
The only excuse I will accept is that he had medical complications with his bout with cancer.
Otherwise, throw him under the bus with Judge Saad, Judge Pickering, Judge Meyers, Judge Kuhl, Judge Kavanaugh, Judge Haynes, and Judge Estrada.
I used to work at Covington & Burling--Senator Spector's law firm. He is highly regarded and I respect him. But he is not a leader. He is a compromiser. Margaret Thatcher said something like compromise/consensus is the absence or leadership.
This does not bode well with Senator Bill Frist either...
Posted by Aaron at May 26, 2005 07:01 PM
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Yeah, well I don't respect him. Haven't for years, not since he became one the 4 Repubs who voted against impeaching Bill Clinton. He's a weasel and a backstabber.
Posted by: kitty at May 26, 2005 07:19 PM
citing Scottish law! People did talk about that at the firm, but he is genuinely a good man from what I hear.
Posted by: Aaron at May 26, 2005 07:35 PM
What in the blazes would Scottish law have to do without impeaching Clinton?
Posted by: kitty at May 26, 2005 08:05 PM
Let me look that up!
Posted by: Aaron at May 26, 2005 08:56 PM
Sounds like he latched onto any ol' excuse he could find.
Posted by: kitty at May 27, 2005 07:23 AM
He's a mod from a state where we could use another guy tugging on the rope.
Posted by: Pat Curley at May 27, 2005 09:34 AM
Can someone explain teh reference to Scottish law? Or better yet, a link?
Posted by: IaintBacchus at May 27, 2005 04:42 PM
As I recall, the Scottish have a verdict of "not proven", which is what he based his vote on.
Found it, Specter's impeachment speech:
"I have gone back to Scottish law where there are three verdicts: guilty, not guilty, and not proved. I am not prepared to say on this record that President Clinton is not guilty. But I am certainly not prepared to say that he is guilty. There are precedents for a Senator voting present. I hope that I will be accorded the opportunity to vote not proved in this case. "
Posted by: Lyford at May 28, 2005 08:05 AM