Proof that, despite generally being a braying jackass, NRSC Chair John Cornyn isn't stupid. He knows that the sort of hard-right Austrian economics that the GOP loves will never take hold in Pennsylvania. This is something of a bold stance to make, considering that it's coming the day before the much-hyped "Tea Bag" Parties that are allegedly focusing on wasteful spending and bailouts, of which Arlen Specter was a supporter. Cornyn might take some heat for this, but I'll give him some points for making a smart call.
My guess is that Specter doesn't survive the primary, though. I think voting for the stimulus bill--at the very time when the right is becoming excised about spending--was what did him in, especially when one considers that he barely survived a primary in 2004 with a much less wingnutty state GOP. Honestly, my sympathy for the guy went away when he decided to go against the EFCA and sell out the unions in the process. Still, Specter's odds just got a little bit better.
Addendum: Remember when I said Cornyn was a braying jackass?
