Some bloggers are upset because on a morning news show today, Arlen Specter said, "I did not say I would be a loyal Democrat." Well, when has Arlen Specter ever been a loyal Anything? I mean, apart from loyalty to himself, which kind of goes without saying. For a long time, Specter was a Republican who sometimes voted with the Democrats and before that, he was a Democrat who sometimes voted with the Republicans. He's probably back to that again…and you know what? I don't think that's the worst thing in the world. The problem isn't that Specter breaks party ranks. It's that almost no one else ever does. I think Specter's a frequent weasel but I'm not sure that's worse than mindlessly following your party's line.