Thursday, January 12, 2006

Sen Ted Kennedy Hands Sen Specter his Ass

I managed to catch this lil exchange on C-SPAN, and Teddy just makes my heart beat w/Dem pride. I don't care if he could outdrink a fleet of sailors on shore leave... Kennedy rocks! ThinkProgress: "Sen Kennedy requested that Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter issue a subpoena to the Library of Congress for documents related to the right-wing group Concerned Alumni of Princeton, of which Alito was a member. The documents contain “clipping files, background information, correspondence and memoranda, financial records, fund-raising material, lists of supporters, minutes of meetings, issues and other items.” The documents are critical because Alito now claims he can’t remember anything about his involvement with the group. Specter refused to rule on the request, claiming it’s the first time the request had even been made. Actually, Sen. Kennedy sent a letter on Dec 22/05 making the request: It is likely that a formal request for access directly from you on behalf of the Committee would be received w/ more cooperation than the CRS has received so far, and we urge you to make such a request as soon as possible. The letter was also reported widely by the Associated Press. When Kennedy noted that he had sent the letter, Specter replied that there is a big difference between “sending” a letter and someone “receiving” it. He then banged his gavel loudly. UPDATE: Sen. Kennedy just introduced Specter’s reply to his Dec 22 letter into the record. So there is proof that Specter did get the letter. Ooops Arlen... dontcha look like the giant ass now? UPDATE II — VIDEO: We’ve got the video of the heated exchange. Watch it in Quicktime streaming here.
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