From the roundup of area votes in today’s Inquirer:
CIA director. Senators voted 78-15 to confirm Gen. Michael V. Hayden, 61, as director of central intelligence.
A yes vote was to confirm Hayden.
Voting yes: Biden, Carper, Lautenberg and Santorum.
Voting no: Menendez and Specter.
Specter voted no and didn’t call a press conference to announce it? Interesting. As I say, every once in a while, Arlen will surprise you. Yeah, he knows how to count and he knew his vote didn’t matter, but it’s still interesting.
What’s even more interesting is that once again, Joe Biden is a rubber stamp for this administration’s appointments. The worse they are, the more likely Joe is to support them.
And why the hell would Frank Lautenberg (or any other Democrat) vote yes on Hayden? Arghh…
Menendez looks better all the time.
Spector voted no only because he knew that Hayden would win and he felt that he would gain points! What a jerk!