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Last week, Harvard was graced by the presence of Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.), a candidate for the Republican nomination for president. In a speech at the Kennedy School, Specter staked out a tough stance against violence. At the same time, he defended another form of violence, speaking at some length about his pro-abortion stance...
...Senator Specter has spoken repeatedly about the need for unity in the Republican Party. But he repeatedly erodes that unity by raising the controversial issue of abortion again and again, simply because he thinks a pro-abortion stance will improve his own bleak electoral prospects. Specter says he doesn't want to divide the party, but he raises a divisive issue time and again, just to get cheap political mileage out of it. The specter of Specter just won't go away...
Perhaps a pro-abortion plank might help Specter against a pro-abortion Democrat in a general election. But it certainly won't help him secure the Republican nomination, especially since conservative forces play a key role in the process. Fortunately for Republican solidarity, Specter's candidacy will never see the light...
...Finally, Specter, who is Jewish, discussedwhether his religion should be a factor. Herepeated his frequent assertion that if Americaisn't ready for a Jewish president and shouldn'tbe ready for a Jewish president, "I say damn thetorpedoes, full speed ahead. I'm going...
Kennedy School Dean and Provost AlbertCarnesale, who introduced Specter, interjected...