Arlen Specter is a shill, not an investigator.

[BuyingThyme]

The Bushes have known for at least a year that the domestic espionage issue was going to surface. The New York Times couldn't be trusted to sit on this story forever.

If you believed for a second that the Bushes have been sweating it out for a year, without concocting a plan to deal with this scandal, you are mistaken.

If you believe Arlen Specter reached out and grabbed this "investigation" on his own, before even having a chance to look at the charges, you are mistaken.

If you believe the Judiciary Committee is the one and only logical jurisdiction under which an investigation of this type can or should be conducted, you are mistaken.

Clearly, Arlen Specter was assigned this mission long ahead of time. A deal was cut long ago.

The moment the news hit the wire, Specter was on the job.

Please don't fall for this.