A Note on Arlen Specter and the 2010 Senate Race

Politico had a note late last week that noted GOP "strategist" Roger Stone and his wife hosted a fundraiser for Arlen Specter at the Stone's Florida home. (see "Shenanigans: Specter's fundraiser: Roger Stone, anyone?" by Anne Schroeder Mullins 02/19). Some, myself among them, might remember Stone as the man behind the group formed to oppose Hillary Clinton; given the name Citizens United Not Timid (think about the acronym). If you didn't see the logo they used, you didn't miss anything. (See Carol Lloyd "The C-word as a political tool," Salon, January 24, 2008)..

On the opposite side of the universe, Politico also recently an article on potential women candidates for senate. (Josh Kraushaar, "Female candidates line up for 2010," 2/23). Among those mentioned is Congresswoman Allyson Schwartz (D-13) as a prospective challenger to Specter. Hopefully she has a better class of friends.