[GeronL]

even the Spectre is against it??

it must be a super duper bad idea for him to even consider it... or maybe he is just worried about the primaries

[DAC21]

Queue the blind squirrels and broken clocks!

[Erik Latranyi]

Specter knows this vote could be the difference between his re-election bid next year.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Arlen, I hope the PA electorate thanks you by allowing you plenty of time with your family.

[sinanju]

Nothing new here, first thing I ever read about him was his usual ritual of pretending to be a conservative whenever re-election rolled around.

However, this may be a case of too little too late. I’m guessing it’s camel’s back time for him. That is, if he has anything remotely resembling a serious primary challenge.

[randog]

He’s still a *7%$#!!

[Osage Orange]

The whole article is tainted...and poisoned IMO...with the mention of Franken.

Period.

[TCats]

““If so, the decisive vote would be mine,”

Shouldn’t even be a matter for any discussion and wouldn’t be if this jerk had a brain.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Whatever Specter’s motivation, I thank him for taking the right position, and point out that even the worst Rino can be brought around when you hold his feet to the fire.

[Born Conservative]

He’s trying to regain lost election ground from Porkulus-that’s all this is....

[penelopesire]

I’ll believe it when I see it!

[hsalaw]

“It is an anguishing position but we play the cards we're dealt,” Specter said Tuesday on the floor.

How can supporting the secret ballot be "an anguishing position"? Watching Arlene bob and weave before falling in with the dems is "anguishing."

BTW, why hasn't Minn. determined the outcome of the Coleman-Franken race? Maybe because the Democrat Party is getting more and more toxic by the minute?

[BallyBill]

Just when you think your out, they draw you back in.

ps. We still ain't votin' for you AS

[Snickering Hound]

It ain't been staked yet...

[True Republican Patriot]

For ONCE, may GOD BLESS OUR Senator Sphincter! Sphincter must have decided he is in DEEP TROUBLE with Us PA Republicans to do something that makes sense like this decision of his;-)

[cdnerds]

Obama already used up all his capitol. This would be a major defeat for him. If Spec is against it, you know there are a few dems we can pick off that are more to the center.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

A RINO comes in handy occasionally.

[Balding_Eagle]

This is how the RINOs get re-elected. History is on his side.

[TenthAmendmentChampion]

Stopped clock?

[muir_redwoods]

2010 can't come soon enough. There has to be some way to eat into the congressional majorities in both houses. We are in peril and the worst part is, the almost worthless Republican party is our only realistic, near-term hope.

We are in serious peril