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Arlen Specter Bumped to the End Of the Seniority Line
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| 5/5/09
| The Lid
Posted on 05/05/2009 8:49:16 PM PDT by Shellybenoit
Such is the fate of rats. Last week when Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter switched back to the Democratic party it was announced that he would keep his seniority even though it was earned as a member of the opposition party.
That was followed up with reports of Senior Democrats being not too happy with the agreement reached to bring Specter into the party. They didn't want to be passed over for plum positions just because Harry Reid made a deal. Their opinion was that Specter should receive credit only for the time he served as a Democrat which would place him right behind Roland Burris (D-Ill.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.).
Today revised committee assignments were voted on by the full Senate and Specter was bumped to the end of the seniority line. He is the junior Senator on every committee he sits on with the exception of the Special Committee on Aging (on that one he is next to last). Somehow it seems so very fitting:
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TOPICS: Government; Politics
KEYWORDS: arlenspecter; senate; seniority; specter
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To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:51:03 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: Shellybenoit
This might be a decent result. We no longer get blamed for Arlen’s “bipartisan” mistakes. And, Arlen is a vindictive fellow. He’s likely to make the dems pay for this on some key votes.
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:51:51 PM PDT
by
rbbeachkid
(The ONLY ones able to fix the economy - Small Business Owners!)
To: Shellybenoit
No committees no anything, just a cog somewhere ....
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:54:50 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
('Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not..' ~ Thomas Jefferson)
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:54:55 PM PDT
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: ModelBreaker
Then the Rat machine would then turn around support his primary opponent. They’ve got Arlen by the balls.
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:55:27 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(1996 2006 2008 - Good Things Come in Threes)
To: Shellybenoit
What!!!??? Those damn RATS! Now they’ve gone too far! I, for one, will not sit idly by while these cretins stab ......oh, forget it.....not even I can attain the heights of sarcasm that would be necessary to do this thread justice.
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:56:00 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: Shellybenoit
It couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. He truly deserves what he got.
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:56:42 PM PDT
by
rdl6989
To: Shellybenoit
I love the treason, but hate the traitor - Julius Ceasar
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:57:18 PM PDT
by
stop_fascism
(Georgism is Capitalism perfected)
To: Shellybenoit
Arlen Specter Bumped to the End Of the Seniority Line Wow. Seeing as how the average age of a U.S. Senator is 105, that is one looooooooooooong line.
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:58:15 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all. -- Texas Eagle)
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:58:29 PM PDT
by
Semper Mark
(Welcome to the revolution.)
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 8:58:40 PM PDT
by
mojo114
To: Shellybenoit
Kind of like the last episode of “The Shield”.
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:00:16 PM PDT
by
dainbramaged
(If you want a friend, get a dog.)
To: Texas Eagle
just wondering whats the advantage of seniority? so what if you’re not on a committee, you still get the same pay/benefits right?
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:00:22 PM PDT
by
4rcane
To: Shellybenoit
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:00:42 PM PDT
by
Dems_R_Losers
(U.S. Out of My Wallet!!)
To: SkyDancer
No committees no anything, just a cog somewhere ....
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Hey Arlin.....I take my coffee black.
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:00:51 PM PDT
by
unkus
To: Shellybenoit
For once, the lying treachery of the Dems comes in handy..... you got what you deserved you traitor
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:02:23 PM PDT
by
WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
(He bows to the Saudi King - we don't have Camelot, we have Camel Lot)
To: Shellybenoit
In recent news, Arlen Specter expressed the desire to move back to the Republican party after his recent defection to the Democratic party. Anonymous sources reported that they heard him saying that "the Democratic party was full of asses". Whether this is a personal slight or indicative of the party symbol will be a subject of intense debate this week on many talk shows.
And in a move that has baffled many conservative voters the Republican elites are seriously entertaining the idea of allowing him back into the party saying that "the tent was big enough for everyone to fit in".
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:03:07 PM PDT
by
philman_36
(Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
To: Markos33
In the words of the immortal Baron Vladimir Harkonnen:
“Never trust a traitor. Even one you, yourself, created.”
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posted on
05/05/2009 9:03:11 PM PDT
by
shibumi
(" ..... then we will fight in the shade.")
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