Posted on 02/14/2009 12:13:58 AM PST by malkee
Democrats began to press Mr. Specter, saying he would get the $10 billion increase only if he promised to vote for the eventual bill. Mr. Specter pushed back, saying he was concerned about the size of the bill and its mix of tax credits and spending.
“I really do not make deals,” he said. And while he had promised Mr. Durbin nothing, the Illinois senator had made him a promise. As Mr. Durbin recalled, at a Super Bowl party at the White House on Feb. 1, “I told him, ‘I’m keeping my word.’ ”
More hard bargaining was ahead. Mr. Specter’s support was in doubt until the very end. And once he voted for the bill, Mr. Durbin said that he made sure that the additional $10 billion for the N.I.H. was protected in conference negotiations with the House.
Pat White, vice president for federal relations at the Association of American Universities, said that the past week had been one of most important in the health institute’s recent history, and that the credit went largely to Mr. Specter.
“He turned his support of N.I.H. into the fulcrum of the entire stimulus negotiations,” Mr. White said.
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I think the spelling is stimuless.
If Toomey wants a primary rematch, Specter is toast. Personally, I think Toomey would be better running for governor, but we need to find a good primary opponent for Spector now. Not a nice guy and political neophyte like Lynn Swann, but a good organizer and street fighter.
As with all whores and politicians, their price is negotiable.
Steele and the RNC should jetison these three traitors now like the Tenn. GOP did with its RINO house speaker. That would show leadership and help the party and the County in the long term.
The three traitors can then join Bernie Sanders as socialist - independent senators. They have more in common with Bernie afterall.
Do not stick all of us with the Murtha district. We have a conservative GOP congress critter in this district. Specter has so much money in his warchest he is hard to beat. There is only one way Specter and some of the other old guys will give up the seat in the senate. Feet first.
True, at least a professional whore gives something for money paid.
This louse just took the money and we will all pay.
Does she live in Pa?
“I really do not make deals,” he said.”
Until he made one.
LLS
Now I think I know what Specter’s greatest fear is. It’s the ‘Fear of Death’.
Good idea! Go get him, Rick!
I know Specter, and the truth is not in him. -Robert Bork
Looking at that pic reminded me of a Black Sabbath song, War Pigs:
Politicians gathered in their masses
Just like witches at black masses
Evil minds that plot destruction
Sorcerers of death's construction
http://www.myspace.wolfspiritden.com/Music/Player/War%20Pigs.mp3
White House provides plane to senator for key stimulus vote
CNN | 2/13/2009
Posted on 02/13/2009 9:41:35 PM PST by james500
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2185422/posts
The White House has provided the use of a government airplane to a key Democratic senator in order to ensure the availability of what may prove to be the deciding 60th vote in favor of the $787 billion economic stimulus package.
You’re right...
Rick Santorum and Bush are the only reason Spector is in the Senate. They ran endless ads in the primary against Pat Toomey and Spector won 51%-49%. I still remember the ad "Pat Toomey is not far right, he's far out". I still hold that against Santorum.
Were all three Republican Judases present?
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