Posted on 02/10/2009 6:43:48 PM PST by Salena Zito
Arlen Specter mistakenly thought that his moderate compromise on the stimulus bill would be more warmly received.
He was wrong.
And he has a whole lot of high-level statements and primary threats as a result of the vote that backs his mistake.
The chair of the Pennsylvania State Republican Party Rob Gleason expressed
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...yeah...and he also thought the stimulus bill was "the best we could do". What can you say? - the guy's a moron.
This is what happens when you try to be everything to everyone. You wind up being alone.
Bush intervened and gave us Specter. Keep up the pressure on Specter and he might see the light on the vote for the reconciled bill.
We can never quit.
We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.- Churchill.
We need to have the same attitude. Let us button up Obama within the first month of his presidency. Mark him as the socialist and extremist he is. If things get worse, pin the blame solidly on him over and over again.
Specter can be turned. Maybe even the Evil Twins as well.
Cheaters are good! I leave them everywhere.
I dont know who’s keeping the list but this pos needs to be in the top 10. By the way, who is keeping the list?
He’s not toast. Because just like last time, the union democrats will change their party affiliation to vote for Specter in the primary to defeat any conservative.
Let the ass whoopin's begin! The GOP and every single republican in this country ought to relentlessly bring a living nightmare to these three turncoats for the rest of their tenure, or they can leave office NOW!
He deserves all the grief that is coming his way.
Specter may decide to retire. He underestimated the impact of his choice.
That would be PA Democrat voters. Specter might as well change party affiliation right now, because my guess is that the number of self-identified Republicans and conservatives who supported him last time around are not going to support him this time around. Murtha got his votes from Democrats, and that's where Specter is going to have to find his, if he wants to win.
We are a sick, critical care nation, and those 3 rinos need to pound sand.
Even if, mirabile dictu, he should change his vote and vote against it in the end, I still hope he gets creamed in the primary in 2010. He is beneath contempt.
What is really funny is that I received a cash request for McQueegs re-election campaign via e-mail. My response was “You honestly have to be kidding, right?”
IS TOOMEY RUNNING????
A couple things. Perhaps Steele will change the primary rules, Acorn is on the verge of getting billions of dollars, Emanuel is in charge of redistricting the census maps, Obozo thinks he’s King of America. I had another, but lost that. We’re screwed. Lock and load.
He is loving this.....LOVING every minute of this attention.
Bastard.
Conservatives in PA have been trying to oust Specter in the primaries for more than a decade. Toomey almost did it in 2004. It’s just darn hard to overcome the social (so-called) conservatives in the Phila. and Pitts. suburbs where Specter runs really strong and where the big money comes in for him.
When control of the Senate was in the balance, I held my nose and voted for Specter in the general.
No more. He’s toast. Corbett (AG), Toomey or another strong conservative will win the primary. They may have to run against Rendell, though, and that will be an uphill battle. Rendell’s facing some big fiscal problems in the state, though, and his support may be on the decline.
Did I say convince?
Yup, that's what I said.
Couldn't mistake that for another word.
Next time DO IT!
Maybe he can get a job as a suppository for Fat Jack Murtha.
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