Arlen is bought and paid for by the same folks who brought us the mess.
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/summary.php?cid=N00001604&cycle=2008
Top 5 Contributors, 2003-2008
Blank Rome LLP $232,950
Comcast Corp $108,100
Goldman Sachs $99,100
UPMC Health System $95,750
Kline & Specter $88,350
Top 5 Industries, 2003-2008
Lawyers/Law Firms $2,449,480
Securities & Investment $897,699
Retired $836,445
Real Estate $776,116
Health Professionals $709,050
Career Contributor Total
Blank Rome LLP $395,933
Comcast Corp $161,600
Goldman Sachs $161,350
Amgen Inc $149,499
MBNA Corp $137,500
Kline & Specter $112,100
Wolf, Block et al $111,840
Dechert, Price & Rhoads $105,075
UPMC Health System $102,700
University of Pennsylvania $96,200
Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney $86,500
K&L Gates $86,066
Federated Investors Inc $82,400
Reed Smith LLP $78,150
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius $75,450
Air Products & Chemicals Inc $74,350
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $72,610
Wyeth $71,080
Berger & Montague $69,850
Verizon Communications $68,800
Top Metro Areas
PITTSBURGH $3,100,098
NEW YORK $2,359,416
WASHINGTON, DC-MD-VA-WV $2,024,233
SCRANTON—WILKES-BARRE—HAZLETON $928,060
HARRISBURG-LEBANON-CARLISLE $820,897
ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEM-EASTON $751,937
LOS ANGELES-LONG BEACH $672,130
CHICAGO $498,455
WEST PALM BEACH-BOCA RATON $372,475
Lots of out of town money for a Senator who is SUPPOSED to be representing Pennsylvania.
This is nothing but a ploy by Specter to appear open. 24 hours on the net means nothing, especially when they take their phones off the hook in Washington, as they did during the immigration amnesty attempts.
BUMP