Sen. Specter: Wait Until I'm Gone for the Next Supreme Court Nomination

He didn't say it quite that way:

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Penn.) said Sunday that Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens should stay on the court for another term instead of retiring this spring because Specter is not sure the Senate could confirm a replacement this year.

"I hope to begin a little earlier, that Justice Stevens does not retire this year," Specter said on "Fox News Sunday. "I think the gridlock in the Senate might well produce a filibuster which would tie up the Senate about a Supreme Court nominee. I think if a year passes, there's a much better chance we could come to a consensus."

Next year there's likely to be at least seven fewer Democrats in the Senate, and one of those missing will likely be Specter. Obama would have a much harder time confirming a die-hard liberal next year than this year, so I'm sure he's urging the 90-year old Stevens to quit and soon.