Today's Head Scratcher

MANIFESTO

A mere two days after Arlen Specter "told Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to consider appointing a special prosecutor to investigate the firings of federal prosecutors," Pennsylvania's senior senator has decided that he won't support the same thing as called for by Chuck Schumer.

"Do I support Senator Schumer's request for a special prosecutor? No," Specter said. "I think Senator Schumer has made a practice of politicizing this matter."

Specter has been very critical of Gonzales, but he called Schumer's request "precipitous."

Cripes. This guy's almost as wishy-washy as Holy Joe.