Notepad

Just in time for the Jewish New Year this weekend, the Republican National Committee is dabbling in a little chutzpah.

The RNC sent out a link Tuesday to a video clip of then-President George W. Bush endorsing then-Republican Sen. Arlen Specter in 2004.

Not so long ago -- say, nine months give or take -- the RNC was Bush's political operation and Republicans would have been ecstatic to see Specter, a notorious party-bucker, stand with the GOP president on anything.

But today, Specter, who has since switched to the Democratic Party, is getting campaign help from President Obama in Philadelphia. So now, his onetime ties to Bush are an issue for the RNC.