As I hinted at in my previous post, it will be interesting (and important) to see what happens to Specter vis-a-vis the Judiciary Committee. Will he simply move on to the other side of Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and become the committee’s senior Democrat? Or will there be more complicated machinations. Did leadership offer him a sweet deal that hasn’t yet been revealed? And what does this mean for, among other issues, the nomination of Dawn Johnsen?
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=143356