Specter aides released a statement late Monday that suggested a bombshell to come on Tuesday

[kpete]

Specter aides released a statement late Monday that suggested a bombshell to come on Tuesday afternoon.

“Given the difficulty of discussing classified matters in public, I think it is preferable to have a letter addressing that question (of Gonzales’ veracity) from the administration … by noon tomorrow, which will be made available to the news media,” Specter wrote in the statement. “The administration has committed to producing such a letter.”

Specter expects the letter clarifying the attorney general’s testimony to be addressed to himself and Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), who declined to comment on the matter.

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When asked whether Gonzales should be forced to resign, Specter said any such speculation would be "premature to consider." He said other senators were present for the administration briefing, which was given by Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell and others, but declined to identify them.

Tuesday’s letter may hold the key to Gonzales’s future. Specter has so far refrained from joining Democrats’ effort to unseat the attorney general and held off on judging the current flap. News reports over the weekend may have technically supported Gonzales’s claim that the internal wrangling in 2004 occurred over a separate intelligence program, not the NSA program, but Specter offered no clue as to their accuracy.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/specter-administration-has-18-hours-to-clarify-gonzales-testimony-on-wiretapping-2007-07-30.html

[atreides1]

1. Latest Breaking News

"Arlen Specter Grows A Spine, Again"

[iconoclastic cat]

3. His spine growth resembles my 2yo playing with blocks. nt

[UKProPeace]

2. Interesting, will be watching this closely eom

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

4. I'm Not Sure I See What The Bombshell's Gonna Be. Shouldn't We Just Expect A Typical

blowing smoke up everyone's ass response from the administration? Or are we expecting more than that?

[woodsprite]

5. I'm having a hard time seeing this as a good thing since he had a

Kool-aid IV administered on AF1 the other day.

[dmosh42]

6. Probably Rove decided to give Specter, the worm.....

something to do which might make him feel significant. He felt left out of the 'grand plan' to jerk around Congress.

[Dinger]

7. Well, It's Tuesday . . . .

and I don't feel like waitin'.

[JerseygirlCT]

8. Oh please. It will be more of the same administration crap

Wonderful public servant... doing a heck of a job...full support...

[chknltl]

9. I wonder if this is to counter the Gonzo Impeachment Bill....

...that Jay Inslee, (Dem Wa.), is putting out tomorrow. Is it possible that in order to save the asses of those involved in Voter Caging, Gonzo is going to resign, then Specter is going to announce that the resignation was due to concerns by the repukes over the partisan politicking by Democrats and this resignation is a sort of "peace offering", a throwing out a bone to the Democrats so they can now drop this witch-hunt and get on with more "important" stuff. After the resignation, bush can do another "executive privilege" extension to Gonzo just like he did with Harriet Miers in the hopes of further stonewalling Congress away from that Voter Caging info. Yes, this is total speculation but it has the kind of "rove stink" to it that makes me throw it out there.