Whenever I point out…

…that the only good Republican politician is a retired Republican politician, I get comments or email encouraging me to except some "moderate" or another. Those Women From Maine are frequently cited as worthy of slack, as is the senior Senator from Pennsylvania.

Well, here's a "good" Republican in action...

Specter has mollified conservative opposition to his bill by agreeing to drop the requirement that the Bush administration seek a legal judgment on the program from a special court set up by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) of 1978.

Instead, Specter agreed to allow the administration to retain an important legal defense by allowing the court, which holds its hearings in secret, to review the program only by hearing a challenge from a plaintiff with legal standing, said a person familiar with the text of language agreed to by Specter and committee conservatives.

As usual, "good" loses out to "Republican."



…even the "good" ones. They've all got to go.