"I don't need to be lectured by you."

Those words were uttered by Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA), in response to a scolding by Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) (Hey! DWI! That's funny!) over the decision by the Senate Judiciary Committee (alias "The Senatorial Rubber Stamp for the Looting of America") to approve the proposed "Marriage Amendment" for debate on the Senate floor.

Well, Senator Specter, perhaps you do need a lecture, you querulous old man.

Perhaps you need to consider what else you said: "You are no more a protector of the Constitution than am I."

What the hell did you mean by that, Sen. Specter? Does it mean that you freely and truthfully acknowledge that you are just a colorless apparatchik, a drone who blindly and unthinkingly agrees to everything your Senate leadership demands, no matter if it's allowing spying on US citizens, changing the laws ex post facto to allow such spying, or conspiring with your fellow GOP quisling Sen. Pat Roberts to stymie all attempts to investigate the fraudulent war in Iraq?

Please tell us, Senator Specter - we're anxious to know what you meant.