A Tale Of Two Senators

FoxNews Sunday had Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) on this morning, predictably steering the conversation to Larry Craig. Their re
By Nicole Belle — September 1, 2007

FoxNews Sunday had Sens. Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Arlen Specter (R-PA) on this morning, predictably steering the conversation to Larry Craig. Their responses fall right on party lines:

Leahy asks why the Republicans have such a double standard between pressuring Craig to resign and protecting David Vitter

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...but Arlen Specter thinks that Craig got a raw deal and should retract his guilty plea and fight. Note the recognition of word parsing, that favorite ploy of Republicans. Grasp at straws much, Arlen?

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