Senator Spector Defects to the Democrats

How can anyone blame him for switching to the opposition party when his own party is running a conservative against him in 2010. He is 79 years old and still wants to be re-elected even if he wont be as powerful as he was when he chaired the Senate Judiciary committee. He has always struck me as a fair Chairman and I think that he will be re-elected next year running as a democrat. Obama has been wooing Spector to switch for months now and (according to the Wall Street Journal) he was finally persuaded last week by Hilliary Clinton who, according to President Obama at the White House Correspondence roast said to him; "Arlin, if you cant beat them, join them."

Obama has made his pick for a Supreme Court Justice to replace David Souter and his choice, a Hispanic female judge with a lot of experience and a background that matches his own. She grew up in the South Bronx, lived in the projects and went to top rated Ivy League schools.