Sphincter: Worthless RINO 'best we can do' ... ?
Posted on 02/07/2009 4:29:41 AM PST by Zakeet
A small group of moderate senators including Arlen Specter (R., Pa.) reached the deal that appeared to assure Senate passage of an economic stimulus bill yesterday after more than 10 hours of near-constant private meetings.
Specter was in the middle of the action, with many critical talks occurring in his private "hideaway" office on the first floor of the Capitol.
Nobody involved was really happy, but there was a consensus that the group did not want to say no to the president or an anxious nation.
"Personally, I would prefer not to be on the edge of the pin, as so frequently is the case in this body," Specter said in a floor speech last night. "But I do believe we have to act, and under the circumstances, this is the best we can do."
In announcing that a tentative deal had been reached, Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) credited Specter and Sens. Susan Collins (R., Maine), Ben Nelson (D., Neb.) and Joe Lieberman (I., Conn.) with saving the package.
"But for them we would not be here," Reid said, yielding the floor to the Gang of Four to detail the agreement.
Specter said that based on the calls his office had received, supporting the stimulus legislation is a "very unpopular vote." Some calls, he said, thought the bill had "too many expenditures" and others said not enough money was being spent.
Indeed, some conservative Republicans have vowed to punish Specter, who is running for reelection next year, if he votes for legislation that they consider wasteful.
Lieberman, in a news conference, said Specter and Collins "really deserve the medal of honor for what they've done here tonight. They've put national interest ahead of party interest."
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Sphincter: Worthless RINO 'best we can do' ... ?
TRAITOR! When do we start making these people pay for selling out America?
No... the best we can do is to throw out this worthless group of people and bring in some adults.
They're all "gangs" now. Not much difference between them and street gangs. Just take and rob and pillage the public coffers. Pretty soon the pubs and dems will be wearing their hats backwards.
Arlen Specter (R-PA) is the same worthless Democrat (with a capital D) that approved Eric Holder and all Obama’s other appointees, and now this socialism Democrat wet dream stimulus.
This is horrific that so called Republicans are approving everything on Obama’s wish list.
Well doesn't that just say it all. Pathetic.
Appropriate - in a sense - the Medal of Honor usually involves the death of true Americans. In this case, the country itself is about to die.
This is more RINO’s revenge. Specter would not be here today if the GOP had not pulled out all of the stops to get him elected over conservative opposition.
Not this time. :(
Yep. Wasn't Bush part of that?
This piece of scum named Specter is a senator because in a tight primary G.W. Bush went an campaigned for this vermin rino scum.
Hope this much hated piece of crap gets the gout and its painful
Yes,unfortunately, he was. He personally campaigned hard for Specter.
“Nobody involved was really happy, but there was a consensus that the group did not want to say no to the president or an anxious nation”
What, last time i looked the nation didnt want it,only big ears. Saying No is what you are supposed to do if it sucks.
Thank You, W......
At the time of Spincter's reelection, I was furious, now I am outraged... See what you did? Do you...do you...damn it...do you?
********”Personally, I would prefer not to be on the edge of the pin, as so frequently is the case in this body,” Specter said in a floor speech last night. “But I do believe we have to act, and under the circumstances, this is the best we can do.” *********
I sure hope they stick this pin right where the sun dont shine Mr. Sphincter.
Up yours too Joe Lieberman.
In this case the best you can do is to do nothing.
I started in 2006. When will you start?
Anxious nation? I think that most americans are anxious to get this bail-out stopped!
That piggy better eat real fast and continually, because by next winter that field will be under 4 feet of snow & ice, and his barn will be too full of parasitic feeders for him to get in.
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