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Specter says Dems broke their promise
The Hill ^ | 7/12/0 7 | Alexander Bolton

Posted on 07/11/2007 8:56:12 PM PDT by Jean S

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To: Enterprise
Perfect! But in subjecting Arlen to his well-earned abuse, let's not lose sight of the fact that if an uber-RINO like Arlen says a Dem lied, not even another Dem can accuse him of ulterior motives.
21 posted on 07/11/2007 9:23:58 PM PDT by Murray the R
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To: JeanS

Jesus....

Democrats LIE, they cheat, and they STEAL....

How long has Spector been in Congress? And how many years has it taken him to realize this?


22 posted on 07/11/2007 9:25:27 PM PDT by tcrlaf (VOTE Democrat! You don't those stinkin' Freedoms anyway!)
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To: JeanS

Bookmark.


23 posted on 07/11/2007 9:28:34 PM PDT by airborne (COULTER: Actually, my favorite candidate is [Rep.] Duncan Hunter [R-CA], and he is magnificent.)
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To: JeanS
“He thinks it would be wise to fight, he is ready to fight, he is eager to fight and he wants to know if we would do the same,” Long said, summarizing Specter’s interaction with conservatives.

He asks us this a few years after the Gang of Fourteen, Alito, Roberts and now the loss of the Senate Majority.

Timing stinks Arlen.

I'm curious. Do you now regret not doing more to push the judges through because it's partially why conservatives wanted to punish you guys last year. I only ask because I know how much you cherished being the one in charge, and now you must defer to Leahy.

I'm torn over this. I know we can't be petty to the point we screw ourselves from getting a judge confirmed, but I resent having to rally around these guys responsible for the loss of the majority because NOW they do something, or say they will, right. Specter on this, McCain on the war. I dislike them both, but now have to suck it up for greater reasons.

Yes, Specter, I'll fight for judges. I have for years. You're the one who's always been the question mark.

24 posted on 07/11/2007 9:29:53 PM PDT by Soul Seeker (MR. BUSH: GET OUT OF REAGAN'S HOUSE!!)
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To: JeanS

Specter is just now realizing Dems break their promise? Give me a break! It would be more startling news if they kept their promise!


25 posted on 07/11/2007 9:31:32 PM PDT by PhiKapMom ( Inhofe for Senate 08 -- Broken Glass Republican -- vote out the RATs in 2008)
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To: JeanS

Your right. The RINO may have a horn but he is too late in using it.


26 posted on 07/11/2007 9:31:37 PM PDT by Doc91678 (Doc91678)
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To: JeanS

You know, many times when I smell a dung pile in 105 degree heat, I think of Comrade Spectre.


27 posted on 07/11/2007 9:35:42 PM PDT by technomage (The true Conservative politician will win every time.)
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To: unspun
Who in the world would trust Patrick Leahy, of all people?

Strom Thurmond trusted him. That fact that Specter, especially his staff, didn't remember Leahy stabbing the retiring Thurmond in the back is just another sign of how low the US Senate has sunk.

28 posted on 07/11/2007 9:37:12 PM PDT by Calvin Locke
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To: Enterprise

I’m SHOCKED, I tell you.


29 posted on 07/11/2007 9:40:22 PM PDT by The Spirit Of Allegiance (Public Employees: Honor Your Oaths! Defend the Constitution from Enemies--Foreign and Domestic!)
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To: Soul Seeker

“I’m curious. Do you now regret not doing more to push the judges through because it’s partially why conservatives wanted to punish you guys last year. I only ask because I know how much you cherished being the one in charge, and now you must defer to Leahy.”

Specter likes being the bottom in their relationship, from what I can tell.


30 posted on 07/11/2007 9:41:00 PM PDT by GovernmentIsTheProblem (The GOP is "Whig"ing out.)
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To: JeanS
If what I'm reading is accurate, we shouldn't just brush this off.

Look at some of these statements -

"Specter aired his grievance with Reid and Leahy during a private meeting with leading conservative activists late Tuesday afternoon. Specter told those assembled that he was prepared to battle Democrats and asked if they also had an appetite for a fight, according to several people who attended the meeting. The activists assured Specter that they were eager to confront the Democrats on Southwick."

Something happened that has apparently p!$$ed Arlen off!

See - "Specter has cast aside the drape of politesse that often hides behind-the-scenes Senate skirmishes."

Maybe it's wishful thinking on my part, but I've had Arlen as my Senator long enough, and for some reason an alarm is going off in the back of my mind.

I think I'll give his office a call tomorrow and try to stirr things up.

31 posted on 07/11/2007 9:41:47 PM PDT by airborne (COULTER: Actually, my favorite candidate is [Rep.] Duncan Hunter [R-CA], and he is magnificent.)
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To: Enterprise
At least Charlie Brown has an internal conflict before futilely trying to kick the ball that maybe trusting Lucy may not be the best idea. Specter doesn’t hesitate.
32 posted on 07/11/2007 9:43:41 PM PDT by Hillarys Gate Cult (The man who said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" has never talked to Helen Thomas.)
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To: JeanS

I am sure he would know.


33 posted on 07/11/2007 9:44:08 PM PDT by freekitty
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To: PennsylvaniaMom
We both know what a RINO Specter is, but you know that when he gets a bug up his butt about something, regardless of how big or small, he is persistent.

Let's give him a call or 10 tomorrow.

Remind him of how he was lied to, and ask him if he's going to let Reid and Leahy get away with it!

What do you think?

34 posted on 07/11/2007 9:47:15 PM PDT by airborne (COULTER: Actually, my favorite candidate is [Rep.] Duncan Hunter [R-CA], and he is magnificent.)
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To: neverdem

Maybe he should have said faggots and hershey highway specialist instead.


35 posted on 07/11/2007 9:49:51 PM PDT by packrat35 (PIMP my Senate. They're all a bunch of whores anyway!)
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To: JeanS

The Democrats are just proceeding in the lawless destruction of the judicial system that the ACLU and other Marxists are leading them to do.


36 posted on 07/11/2007 9:55:10 PM PDT by gunsofaugust (Ignore the bishops who choose to ignore the laws that interfere with their leftist political goals.)
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To: The Spirit Of Allegiance

I realize I’m being a bit satirical here, but it ought to be cause for removal for a Republican to be in the Senate as long as Specter has and still believe that Democrats can be trusted.


37 posted on 07/11/2007 9:56:59 PM PDT by Enterprise (I can't talk about liberals anymore because some of the words will get me sent to rehab.)
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To: Enterprise

More appropriate title, Specter is Lucy and the Conservative activists are Charlie Brown.

Specter proves like today that he is Leahy’s puppet, when he demands every administration official tell of all conversations about replacement of 8 US Attorneys that violated no law.

He doesn’t give a dam if conservative judges are confirmed.


38 posted on 07/11/2007 10:12:59 PM PDT by TheEaglehasLanded
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To: JeanS

I find it shocking that a Republican would trust any Democrat at this point. Don’t they realize that when Dems look in the mirror there is NO reflection?


39 posted on 07/11/2007 10:19:16 PM PDT by originalbuckeye (I want a hero....I'm holding out for a hero (politically))
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To: JeanS
When is that lying old pant load going to get real with himself, let alone the Conservatives in the US. If, after 26 years in the Senate, he believed a promise from the Dems he is even dumber than the single bullet theory would lead you to believe.
40 posted on 07/11/2007 10:25:29 PM PDT by Natural Law
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