Posted on 04/28/2009 6:34:43 PM PDT by rabscuttle385
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Arlen Specter's abrupt move to switch allegiance to President Barack Obama's Democratic Party was a sharp blow to Republicans and will likely generate more soul-searching for the minority party.
His decision to seek re-election as a Democrat next year was a nakedly political move to hang on to power.
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Who says the two are mutually exclusive?
Uh huh. It really was a blow to the GOP. (snicker)
But WE'RE supposed to do the "soul-searching"!
My GF just called me - something about Tom Ridge running for US Senate next year on Larry King (I don’t get CNN). Isn’t Ridge another RINO?
To the RINOs maybe but conservatives are cheering.
The only regret is that the Maine twins didn’t go with him.
ROTFLOL
It is a blow to the country, as he has officially given the demonrats the majority they've craved to do to us as they will. Whatever happens from here on, he'll aways be a scummy politician and it's good he's outed himself and gone back to his roots.
Yes... he is and it’s why McCain couldn’t choose him as a running mate even though he liked him for the spot... Lindsay Graham was lusting after him as a potential replacement for Specter earlier today on Fox.
What makes Arlen Sphincter think he'll win the demokrap primary?
This might have been a sharp blow at some point. But it is rather a dull thud today. We expected the loss as possible through the contrary votes he was bound to cast over the next 20 months. It just happened sooner and all at once. No one who will caucus with Al Franken deserves any respect as a statesman or even a man.
More of a quife
One down - several to go like not only the Maine twins but Juan McCain and Lindsey Graham for starters. Hutchinson will go next year when she runs for Gov of Texas then we’ll have her liberalism 100% of the time instead of the 50% of the time when she and Cornyn take turns on bills. Believe Cornyn was doing some pimping for Arlen recently when Cornyn said he would support Arlen over Toomey. Unfortunately we just reelected Cornyn as Texas Senator.
Oh good! /sarc
I guess he’d be better than Benedict Arlen though.
Brit Hume was upset but Bill Crystal called it a bign win for republicans Why? He said democrats own Washington and country’s future and can point no place but themselves when it all goes bad(but they will try.)
The start of the end of Bush blame.
The way I see it , he knew he couldn’t win the rep primary so he switched. i bet he won’t be able to win the dem primary either. And if he runs as an Ind in the fall the dems will vote for their guy and the rep’s for their guy and
our good ole useless buddy will be gone..
Bush , being the idiot he is , got him through last time.
96th Congress (1979-1981)
Majority Party: Democrat (58 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (41 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent
Total Seats: 100
97th Congress (1981-1983)
Majority Party: Republican (53 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (46 seats)
Other Parties: 1 Independent
Total Seats: 100
103rd Congress (1993-1995)
Majority Party: Democrat (57 seats)
Minority Party: Republican (43 seats)
Other Parties: 0
Total Seats: 100
Note: Party division changed to 56 Democrats and 44 Republicans after the June 5, 1993 election of Kay B. Hutchison (R-TX).
104th Congress (1995-1997)
Majority Party: Republican (52 seats)
Minority Party: Democrat (48 seats)
Other Parties: 0
Total Seats: 100
And just in time for Specter to stab Bush in the back.
Excellent points! Bush screwed Toomey the last time.
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