[WOSG]

I guess we can recycle the old line:

What a CLYMER

With Bush tight in the polls, Obama likely taking a GOP seat, and the money situation for the Republicans worse than ever vs Democrats, making it harder for us to win Senate seats ... I really *dont* think it is right to take on Specter now or try to get him to lose to the Liberal Democrat Hoeffel. We tried with Toomey and came up short. Now let's work on the races that are must-wins ... We need to get Bush to win PA. That should be the focus, not a 3rd party candidate that will get a few percent at most. (and at worst make PA a democrat seat.) JMHO.

[ApesForEvolution]

Who's 'we' tried to elect Toomey and failed? The GOP didn't even support Toomey but rather that miserable letch AINO Sprectum...

[Bogolyubski]

Hoeffel would be a junior Senator if elected. Specter would chair the Senate Judiciary committee, where he will block every single conservtaive judicial nominee. The only point that Specter supporters can make is that Leahy or U-Boat Commander Kennedy will chair the judiciary committee if the Dhimmis take the Senate (admitedly a possibility). And the difference between Specter and Leahy (or Kennedy) would be? Do those advocating Specter really think Limp-Wrist Frist will pass him over for the judiciary chair if elected?

However, running candidates for the legislature is exactly what the CP needs to be doing, even if the US Senate is a pretty big leap at this stage. We have a de-facto Dhimmicrat Senate now thanks to RINOs like Specter, Collins, Snowe, Chaffee, Hatch and McCain. Specter is an enemy every bit as much as Leahy is. He should be put out to pasture to enjoy his fat Senate pension.

[NittanyLion]

Bush understood Specter's baggage when he supported him. Evidently the President calculated that Arlen would be a net benefit to him - even if conservatives defect to a third-party.

I guess we'll see if Bush's calculation was an accurate one. But make no mistake - the situation was a predictable one, yet Bush made his decision nonetheless.