Talk:Arlen Specter

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Contents 1 Political Role Section 2 NPOV 3 New photo 4 Vicki Siegel Herson controversy 5 who killed kennedy? 6 Concerns About Re-election Passage, Hoefel/Specter Race 7 Texas 8 NARAL

[edit] Political Role Section

I think that this section, or at least the example provided, is misleading. As early as this morning (Meet the Press 2/5/06), Specter still maintains that the NSA spying program is on shaky legal ground, and probably illegal. I believe that statements regarding the president 'acting in good faith' were said in reaction to suggestions to whether or not impeachment proceedings were appropriate. I do not think Specter's mind has been changed on this issue as of yet.

User: DamonJay

[edit] NPOV

This article sure does not seem to take a NPOV and takes a rather hateful tone.

[edit] New photo

Someone asked for a more recent picture awhile ago...I'm not sure why the comment was deleted. His Senate website doesn't seem to have any recent pictures; does anyone have a newer picture?

Vic Troy

I found a good photo at a PA league of women voters and posted it today. Merecat 22:51, 12 January 2006 (UTC)

Where did it go, then? The present one is terribly outdated. --Dupes 17:43, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

This is still a problem. The current photo is so old as to be almost unrecognizable. -Will Beback 02:44, 10 November 2006 (UTC)

I concur. The photo in the article looks at least 20 years old. A more recent photo is needed. I would not, however, be opposed to putting the current photo somewhere else in the article.

[edit] Vicki Siegel Herson controversy

Her husband is a lobbyist who got over 45 mil in earmarks for his clients. I didn't find any information about this, and don't know enough to post on it.

Sid Simelia

[edit] who killed kennedy?

what about his role during the warren commission?

Third paragraph from the top.

Ruthfulbarbarity 21:07, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Concerns About Re-election Passage, Hoefel/Specter Race

I could be mistaken, but I don't recall many observers asserting that Specter had moved too far to the right in order to win his last campaign for that seat.

Aside from making some concessions to the Bush administration with respect to facilitating the confirmation of prospective federal judges I don't think he embraced mainstream conservative Republicanism at all.

In fact, he condoned the decision by some union locals to produce Specter-Kerry lawn signs.

If anything, most people were of the view that conservatives staying home-or voting, but withholding their votes from Specter-would pose more of a challenge to his re-election.

Plus, the way his victory is described is a bit misleading.

Yes, in comparison to most Senate races-where the incumbent faces no real opposition-Specter's victory was "narrow," but in comparison to other races he has contested-for example, his razor-thin victory over his female opponent in 1992-his margin of victory was rather large.

Ruthfulbarbarity 21:07, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Texas

Putting WikiProject Texas here so the bot will not retag it. Ingrid 14:58, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

Out of morbid curiosity, why is it that the bot feels that this page should be tagged as WikiProject Texas? Sixtus LXVI 18:44, 10 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] NARAL

The following parenthetical statement should be removed:

• • (although he recieved a 20% rating from NARAL, indicating a pro-life record)

as NARAL's criteria are extremely partisan and do not accurately express stance on abortion in an NPOV manner. His 20% rating comes from a budget issue he voted against and some judicial nominees he supported. Not making abortion a hot-button automatic rubber-stamp issue is very different from being Pro-Life.