Posted on 10/22/2011 8:24:53 PM PDT by Lazlo in PA
Former U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has been outside the Beltway for more than a year, but the longtime politician is still in the loop.
“The gridlock in Washington is really more like a war,” said Specter during a speech Wednesday at an annual fundraiser at the Abramson Center for Jewish Life in Horsham.
Politics was just the tip of the iceberg. The 81-year-old and longest serving senator from Pennsylvania offered the crowd of 150 guests a state-of-the-nation type speech, addressing everything from the economy and Occupy Wall Street movement to the 2012 presidential election and Israel.
Specter spent most of his life as a Republican. In 2009, he switched parties but failed to win re-election to the Senate the following year.
Speaking of his former party, Specter said, “Today there isn’t a moderate in the Republican Party. The rise of the tea party has driven moderates out of Washington.”
He chastised the Republican legislative caucus, which has made it their mission to defeat President Barack Obama, said Specter.
“I have never heard of a legislative agenda to defeat someone,” he said.
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Sorry Arlen but there isn't a "moderate" in the DemocRAT Party either. There's a war for America going on Bubba! You need to try to focus before you go shooting off your mouth.
Which explains a lot, I think.
As if YOU were the only one and now there are none? Go enjoy your retirement and stay gone Mr Soooo Yesterday!
Shut up Arlen. If nothing else at least this professional pol is out of Washington.
Shut up Arlen. If nothing else at least this professional pol is out of Washington.
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