[Tamzee]

You're smoking some Grade A crack if you think Santorum and Bush have no integrity. I'm so sick of the whining, petty, so-called conservatives here who want every Republican to be a spitting image of one of the Founders. IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN, OK?

I second that. If someone dislikes Specter for his voting record (as I do) then simply don't vote for him. To automatically condemn Bush and Santorum for backing the man already in office is counter-productive.

[TOUGH STOUGH]

And I am tired of being told that we are not allowed to disagree with our office holders, and if we do disagree, we are condemning them.

Very few people are condemning Bush and Santorum. Most are very disappointed and for good reason.

The criticism is NOT counterproductive. It is healthy.