Snarlin' Arlen

Admits torture bill is wrong but votes for it anyway:

So when the Pennsylvania Republican left the Senate chamber Thursday after seeing an amendment to preserve the rights of terrorism suspects fail, he said he was going to vote against the White House-backed bill on military trials.

"Patently unconstitutional on its face," an irritated Specter told reporters.

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"I haven't been in an argument that was open-and-shut until this one, so when I walked out of the chamber I was a little hot," Specter said in an interview yesterday. "If we didn't pass the bill, there would be a mess on how we handled these war-crimes tribunals.

"Congress could have done it right, and didn't," he continued, "but the next line of defense is the court. And I think the court will clean it up."

Typical Arlen. Yip yips yips like an annoying little dog then falls in line when the rolled-up newspaper comes out.

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