He won his last primary by less than 1% against a real conservative of Pat Toomey. And only because the President Bush came to PA and campaigned for him.
He is DONE.
Specter is now in position to bring more pork home to Pennsylvania than ever before. He is not necessarily “done.” The rest of the Republicans now have to buy his vote by allowing mega Pennsylvania/Specter pork into other bills in order to buy this vote on must-beat legislation. That goes for the other two Republican Socialists, too.
Arlen Specter was DONE decades ago for me when when he successfully opposed Reagan’s nomination of Judge Robert Bork the US Supreme Court.
Instead we got Kennedy who has been the deciding majority (liberal) vote in the flag-burning case, the abortion case, the Homosexual Sodomy case, and the Boumedianne Terror case (all 5/4 decisions) .
This guy needs to horse-whipped out of the Republican Party & the US Senate
He’s NOT done unless the dems don’t want him to win. He will not need “real” votes to win. If the democrates decide to keep him in, Acorn will just register and vote the number of fake voters they need to make up the difference. They never have to lose another election! Who’s gonna stop them?
His coherence and appearance suggest that he isn't going to have to worry about running for office again. Without the fear of getting booted from the House of Lords, I suspect that he will do a bit of acting and invoke an "independent" or "maverick" stance that will allow him a desperate grab for a bit of Comrade Zero's hopey-changey mojo.
The GOP would be absolutely justified in letting the jerk ride into well-deserved historical oblivion having been stripped of everything the party can bestow (such as it is), leaving no one but Snowe and Collins to hold his hand and mumble about how "patriotic" the three of them are.
Yeah, that's harsh. So is the death of freedom because some Scottish-law spouting big shot charged with upholding the Constitution failed to challenge the fascists when he had the chance.
Mr. niteowl77
Hopefully, if the next ballot box doesn't do the job, the cancer will do the necessary work (modern version of "may a pox be upon you").
I sure hope you’re right. I am so sick of these so-called “Republicans.” Time for conservatives to take this country back. Oh, how I miss the days of Ronald Reagan!
Thanks W. - again.
Specter has to deal with health issues and age. If he retires, the voters here will probably elect a DEMOCRAT.
Besides, Specter doesn't care if he angers Republicans. He's arrogant...
A.Sphincter said, “What?”
I remember Michael Medved supported A.Sphincter’s re-election. Send him some angry emails, too.