Posted on 05/05/2009 7:11:59 PM PDT by anniegetyourgun
The Senate dealt a blow tonight to Sen. Arlen Specter's hold on seniority in several key committees, a week after the Pennsylvanian's party switch placed Democrats on the precipice of a 60-seat majority.
In a unanimous voice vote, the Senate approved a resolution that added Specter to the Democratic side of the dais on the five committees on which he serves, an expected move that gives Democrats larger margins on key panels such as Judiciary and Appropriations.
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“Specter was too stupid to see he’s now Obama’s b***ch.”
He really is a sphincter. The question is does he belong to Reid or O.
I heard he goes both ways.
So, I guess he’s now going to declare himself an independant. I mean, what has he got to lose?
I guess the Democrats need to have more of an “open tent”. < /sarc>
Hey Arlen! Here's some bacon you can bring home next trip:
I’m not a Pennsylvanian but in this environment his odds are slim to none. Maybe he wants to leave. Things never seem as they are.
Damn shame for poor arlen. Maybe he can switch to the 'Pubacans.
Specter doesn’t and never cared about America! but We nly really learned that with the last pathetic gasp of his slimey character that We had previously refused to believe existed! Sestak and the RATS will grind him deep into the muddy oblivion Specter so well deserves:-(
But!, But! Didn’t PLUGS BIDEN promise Sphincter everything including Seniority, a Loving Place in the RAT Family, and Virtual Reelections in Perpetuity if he would become a Traitor and Dump his “Beloved Republican Party!”****
**** “Beloved Republican Party” : Sphincter has never Loved anything but himself, not even his own Mother!
If so lets hope that he chooses the Lieberman route and runs as an independent.
Running as an Indy he would split the DemonRat vote between him and the Rat nominee. I don't believe that many state Republicans would vote for him.
If the Rat vote is split the Republican candidate has an excellent chance of election, IMHO.
Yes, but the Democrats may have to vote in their own primaries to keep Specter from winning it.
Well, at least now he's with the people he always belonged with.
When you swim with the sharks...........
At least Arnold was useful before he became a turncoat. SPector made a career of being a traitor and screwing the gullible fools in the GOP.
Quisling or Ephialtes would be a better analogy.
I don't believe your view is correct.
Specter was tolerated by the Republicans here in Pa. and we certainly never "loved" him. Now that he's a Rat that tolerance is gone.
Being the astute politician he is he was well aware of that fact, prompting him to switch parties.
He may get beat in the Rat primary prompting him to run as an independent. That IMHO would be the best thing that could happen as I stated in post# 111.
As I said last week, The Dems would do a bait and switch and get him to turn, then knife him in the back to get rid of him in time for next year. Even a kindergartner could see that coming, Arlen really must be completely thick.
Ouch. That bites. You better believe that left some big teeth marks.
Maybe Obama can get Specter on as a COMMUNITY ORGANIZER in Philadelphia.
No. the spineless Republicans will do something special for him. It’ll be a long time before the GOP returns to power. They are still listening instead of acting.
NO LOSS!
A fitting way to dispose of a traitor, Benedict Arlen.
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