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One thing's for sure -- if we make it through the year without internet gambling language being enacted, we will owe a big thank you to Senators Warner and Specter.

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I'm old enough to have proudly voted against Arlen Specter twice, but I will say this about him:

The man is a tough SOB when he wants to be. The health problems that he's had would've ended many people's lives, let alone their careers. In a throwdown with Frist, I'll take Snarlin' Arlen over any other Republican I can think of. That's if and only if he decides to dig in his heels and play the bulldog. Unfortunately, that's far from certain.