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Posted on 09/28/2010 1:28:16 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Specter rages against 'extremists' in GOP
Republican-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said Tuesday that the "nation's business is floundering" because moderate Republicans "have fallen like flies at the hands of extremists,” calling Christine O'Donnell's primary victory in Delaware "stunning" and implying she is incompetent.
In an oddly timed and strongly-worded speech, Specter took aim at the Republican Party, which he claimed has "changed the most ideologically" and took not-so-veiled shots at colleague Jim DeMint, who has emerged as the champion of the conservative electorate.
"Within days of the start of the Obama administration, before the ink was dry on his oath of office, Republicans openly bragged about plans to 'break' him and engineer his 'Waterloo,'" Specter said. "Announcing that ideological purity was more important than obtaining a majority, the prevailing Republican motto was 'We’d rather have 30 Marco Rubios in the Senate than 50 Arlen Specters.'"
Both the comments about Obama's "Waterloo" and Marco Rubio, the conservative candidate who won the GOP nomination for Senate in Florida, were made by DeMint.
Specter — who lost the Pennsylvania Democratic primary after switching parties last year— also lamented the primary losses of Republicans Bob Bennett in Utah, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, and established Congressman Mike Castle in Delaware.
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Once upon a time, Arlen Specter took as much delight in screwing over liberals as much as he did conservatives. I thank him for all he did to give us Clarance Thomas, my favorite supreme court justice. I’d like to see that version of Specter at least once before he leaves office for good.
Democrats ranting against 'right wing extreeeemists' come a dime a dozen.
RINOs are worth at least two bits.
You know, I bet they were complaining, heh
And another thing Arlen. Why don’t you do a write-in campaign.
And suck some votes from the democrat.
You know, one has to wonder if the old coot ever read the Republican planks and beliefs of the party. I wonder if he even knows they exist.
“RINO-turned-Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.”
Actually, if I recall correctly, he started his political career as a democrat, then saw an opportunity to get a higher office as a Republican. So he switched Parties, and became a RINO. So,,,
Democrat-turned-RINO-Turned Democrat
Wow. Sphinctre rejected Republicans, democrats rejected Sphinctre, and now Politico thinks his opinions are relevant to anybody.
you’re an extremist if you want a balance budget
Hey Arlen, why are you ticked at the “extremists” in the GOP? It was the extremists in the Democrat Party that kicked you out of the Senate.
Self-delusional old fart. No one is listening, Arlen.
Well, at least he preserved his good name and political viability by distancing himself from the party.
Oh, wait...
How many times did the Republicans put this guy on the ballot? The Dems kicked him out in the primaries first time out, I’ve got to say in this instance the Dems have shown better judgement than the Republicans.
Arlen’s just jealous that Christine has something he doesn’t: a chance at being in the Senate in January.
didn’t the dem kick out specter as well? Are the dem extremist specter?
Who give a SH*T what this idiot says, he isn’t even a Republican anymore (if he were a “moderate”) I would at least listen to/give his ideas an ear..but when you leave the party, IMO that doesn’t give you the right to criticize.
Go SHUT UP Arlen, and criticize your own party, they’re the one’s that threw you out, you were too Chicken to find out what the Republican electorate really thought about you! LOL
That's okay Arlen - you still got some moderates clinging to you...
With Specter gone there’s 1 less. 2 more counting Castle and Murkowski. : )
The guy is an embarrassment......
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