Yes, that headline is accurate. In a letter to the editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Specter defends his record on the Employee Free Choice Act as “consistent.”
“My views on this subject have been consistent,” Specter writes, “and suggestions to the contrary by those intending to run against me are incorrect.”
The last half of this sentence is a jab at Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA), who’s made an issue of Specter’s unreliability. But the first half could raise the hackles of labor supporters, who might have noticed that Specter once cosponsored EFCA, then, under attack from the right, said he would support a filibuster of it, then switched parties and told a crowd of organizers that they’d be “satisfied” with his vote on the issue, though he still opposes card check.
As the good folks of PA2010 point out, Specter may have consistent, secretly held views. But his political positions have varied pretty wildly.
