Sen. Jeff Sessions Will Take Specter's Spot on Judiciary

By GottaLaff

Because conservative organizations need their special someone:

Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL) will take over as ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee "after striking a deal with his more senior colleagues over the weekend," sources confirm to The Hill.

Under terms of the deal, Sessions will serve as ranking member until the 112th Congress, when he will take over the ranking member post on the Senate Budget Committee. Current Budget Committee ranking member Judd Gregg (R-NH) is retiring at the end of the 111th Congress.

Think Progress adds:

In 2005, Sessions spoke out against the use of the filibuster to block President Bush’s Supreme Court nominees — will he do the same for President Obama?

My money's on "no".