Specter’s support of Dawn Johnsen is old news

Specter’s promise to mainstream media Tuesday, but the truth is that I

January 12, 2010 at 11:01 pm | Comments (1)

Specter says he’ll support Johnsen

Senator Arlen Specter signaled Tuesday that he would vote to confirm the Obama administration’s nominee to head the Office of Legal Counsel, effectively neutralizing for now yet another disagreement with primary opponent Joe Sestak.

Specter had originally held up Johnsen’s nomination to the Justice Department post in the Spring, after Johnsen came under criticism for her opposition to the Bush administration’s national security policies and her past work for an abortion rights group. Specter reiterated…

January 12, 2010 at 4:18 pm | Comments (7)

Will Specter cooperate on Johnsen nomination?

President Obama still doesn’t have a head of the White House Office of Legal Counsel, because Senate Republicans have continually threatened to filibuster of Obama’s nominee, Dawn Johnsen. Johnsen, a fierce critic of the Bush’s abuses of executive power who once stinted as the legal director of NARAL, is anathema to the pro-life, right-wing crowd. Yet it seems mysterious why Senator Arlen Specter, who is purportedly pro-choice and who recently introduced legislation placing limits on…

May 18, 2009 at 8:30 am | Comments (0)