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Old Hoosier,

Specter has been a dedicated Republican. He has worked strongly to elect Republicans. The bitterness on his face at Rendell's inauguration was evident. He was not happy.

Listen, I like Senator Specter. Pennsylvania likes Senator Specter. If we want to re-elect him, that is our business. You and your Club for Growth had best stay out of my state. You are not the President, the national party leader, Mark Racicot, the RNC Chairman, or George Allen, the NRSC chairman. Until you are one of the three, mind your business.

Why don't you get rid of Senator Bayh before meddling in my state's politics.

So who do you work for--the RNC, the NRSC, or the Main Street Partnership?

Are you saying that primaries are a bad thing if they threaten the position of a Senate RINO? I thought the party's voters were supposed to decide who the candidate is, and not the party elites.

I'm aware that there are much worse than Specter. But there are also much better, and I'd like to see whether GOP voters will nominate a reasonably conservative candidate this year.

You should remember that this is not a Republican discussion board next time you post this kind of vanity.

And I don't live in Indiana.

According to Americans for Democratic action, Arlen "Scottish Law" Specter votes THEIR perfered position 60% of the time. The American Conservative Union says the same thing, noting he votes with conservative Republicans a lifetime average of 42%

So ideological groups have proven that your "loyal Republican" votes with the DEMOCRATS the MAJORITY of the time. If you want to re-elect a "Republican" who acts like Robert Byrd, that's your buisness.

I'm betting the rest of the Pennsyvania GOP will come to their sences in 2004 and choose a Senator who doesn't work for the enemy.

Specter, who raised $11 million for his 1992 re-election bid, received less than $3 million from contributors over the course of his presidential campaign. Polls showed his support stuck at 2% or less. He was the most outspoken abortion-rights supporter in the GOP field, and his views...did not sit well with the Republican Party's conservatives. Still, he said he would try to change the party's anti-abortion plank at the national convention in San Diego. Specter is the second declared candidate to drop out "I'm not suspending my strong voice. ... My voice is still strong," said Specter
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