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"Santorum's a great guy and as close to a true conservative as there is the Senate, but he blew it on the Specter endorsement. A LOT of PA Republicans are pissed about it and I fear that he - and not Specter - will pay the price."

I was a lifelong democrat. I didn't actually meet a living republican until my junior year at Penn State.
I voted for Clinton the first time he ran. I really have no loyalty to the Republican party.
But, raising kids and getting knocked around in the business world has taught me to appreciate everything I have and what a special country we live in.
I now see Republicans as the best hope of preserving our freedom for my kids.
I'm confused that anybody pissed at Rick can make the country better by voting for Casey?

Also MH, please explain why it was such a mistake for Rick to back Specter.
Pat Toomey was pretty much unknown here in W.PA. His conservative credentials as far as accomplishments were concerned were dubious at best.
He was in the bar business prior to 1999.
Rick and the President had the same goal. Get Republicans elected so they could get their agenda and judicial nominees confirmed.
Specter had done nothing so far this term to undermine the President.
There was a primary election Specter won.
There was a general election Specter won.
There will be another primary election.
Why not put up a candidate against Rick in the primary?
Why vote for Casey out of spite.
If you know anything about this guy (Casey) you know that he's farther left than Specter.(Except on abortion, presumably)