Specter Disses ‘The Decider’
President Bush may think that he is the decider, but Senator Arlen Specter isn’t so sure. “I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider,” Specter said Tuesday during a congressional hearing on war powers. “The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.”
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