The Plunge: Specter faces vote of confidence next week

Arlen Specter is making the rounds trying to salvage his position in the new Bush White House after last Wednesday when he voiced the moderate viewpoint that Bush should not try to stack the Supreme Court with pro-lifers.

Next week the GOP will hold a secret vote to see if he still has support to take the senior position as gatekeeper to GOP Supreme Court nominees. It will be a litmus test to see just how much the party has whored themselves to the extremist agenda of the right.

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