I'm calling it.
I think Democrats can expect the late comer, Specter, to vote for cloture on the EFCA. Why? Because I think we can read through the lines a little here. What is the one thing Democrats really wanted from Specter? Yeah, we want that vote. Now consider how warmly he’s being welcomed by the SEIU. Lastly, consider that Specter just made himself look like an opportunist and he probably wants to save a little face right now by claiming to still oppose the EFCA, but look at his language. “It’s a bad bill.” Well, we can fix that can’t we?
Reid suggests we may see another version of the EFCA. Who wants to bet that one won’t be a “bad bill”?
Or of course it could always be that we just don’t need Specter’s vote because we can use reconciliation if need be.
-cyranicles
