[Vigilanteman]

Actually, we have a lot of Kool-Aid drinkers on this forum who are voting for Hoeffel because they hate Specter so much. If my family were to vote for Specter, we would have to have a 10 foot pole to click the lever and hold our noses while doing it. I've simply advocated that we pair off with the Hoeffel Kool-Aid drinkers and both vote our consciouses. Rather than simply canceling each other out, we are maaking a statement to the RINO Party to move right. If Specter narrowly wins or even narrowly loses and sees the margin of voters for Clymer which could have been his had he voted more Toomey-like, he may rediscover the principles he has shown on rare occasions like supporting Clarence Thomas.

[Erik Latranyi]

If Specter narrowly wins or even narrowly loses and sees the margin of voters for Clymer which could have been his had he voted more Toomey-like, he may rediscover the principles he has shown on rare occasions like supporting Clarence Thomas.

If you think defeating Arlen Specter is going to make him repent his ways ---- you are sadly mistaken.

If you think defeating Arlen Specter will teach the Republican Party a lesson about supporting incumbents --- you are sadly mistaken.

If you think defeating Arlen Specter will make it easier for someone like Pat Toomey to win next time --- you are sadly mistaken.</P.

The truth is this --- Toomey lost a fair fight. Toomey's support of Arlen Specter will earn Specter's endorsement for a run at Governor where Toomey's views will make a much bigger difference to the people of Pennsylvania than they would in the Senate.

[Badray]

"Actually, we have a lot of Kool-Aid drinkers on this forum who are voting for Hoeffel because they hate Specter so much."

No, that's not exactly right. There are a lot of people who know Specter for what he is and believe him to be more dangerous than even a socialist Democrat rat like Joe Hoeffel. Hoeffel will not hold any extraordinary power as a junior senator. Specter, as a committee chairman, will. He and Hoeffel vary only in degree, not principle.

"If Specter narrowly wins or even narrowly loses and sees the margin of voters for Clymer which could have been his had he voted more Toomey-like, he may rediscover the principles he has shown on rare occasions like supporting Clarence Thomas."

Are you serious? There was no principle in supporting Clarence Thomas. It was based solely on the fact that it was an election year and every election year he does something to appeal to the right wing because he wants to fool people into thinking he is a conservative. Apparently, it works on some people.