That is right! This is REVENGE!!! Sweet Stupid Self-Destructive Foamy-Mouthed REVENGE!
Specter is considering the opinions of the people who voted for him in PA. How dare he ignore the right fringe who worked so hard to replace him with Toomey!
FYI, that "right fringe" was 49% of the primary voters. It would have been enough to beat him, too, if Bush and Santorum hadn't actively campaigned for him. Rick will have some bridges to mend here in PA in '06.