I'm Not A Puppet! Oh Wait, My Strings Are Being Pulled

Arlen Specter got all bent out of shape for Harry Reid calling Republican Senators "puppets" for George Bush. Then he went out today and played the puppet role well.

A Senate Judiciary Committee vote on contempt resolutions against Karl Rove and White House Chief of Staff Josh Bolten were postponed following an objection by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.). Under Judiciary Committe rules, the vote will be postponed for one week [...]

Specter, who asked Leahy for a chance to revise the draft resoltions, warned that the whole matter could end in federal court, which is not something he wants to occur.

"It continues to be my hope that this matter could be resolved without litigation," Specter said, although he added that he would back Leahy's effort to enforce the committee's subpoenas.

Then Specter walked out and voted to filibuster a bill that would repeal the alternative minimum tax, which is increasingly hitting the middle class. Despite Democratic fiscal responsibility, seeking to actually offset the loss of revenue that would come from repealing the AMT, Bush puppets wouldn't stand for it.

Arlen, if you want to stop being called a puppet, prove it through your actions, don't whine about it.