Hard to imagine that George Bush could get more stubborn and ornery. But that's what Arlen Specter predicted after the debate on no confidence in Alberto Gonzales yesterday:
Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania was among the few Republicans to vote to allow the resolution to proceed to a vote. “There is no confidence in the attorney general on this side of the aisle,” said Mr. Specter, the ranking Republican on the Judiciary Committee. Even so, he predicted that the push to take the no confidence vote would just increase President Bush’s resolve to stand by the attorney general.So, Gonzales lost seven Republican votes. Specter claims Republican Senators don't even support him, really. But, they're stuck with Gonzales because Bush acts like a child in these situations. This explains so much.
“My own hunch,” Mr. Specter said, is that the vote “is going to be a boomerang.”
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