Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Specter's 'reluctant' vote helped firm with ties to his wife
Pittsburgh Tribune Review ^ | February 26, 2009 | Walter F. Roche Jr.

Posted on 02/26/2009 11:14:46 AM PST by buccaneer81

Specter's 'reluctant' vote helped firm with ties to his wife By Walter F. Roche Jr. TRIBUNE-REVIEW Thursday, February 26, 2009

Buzz up! Post to MySpace! StumbleUpon Toolbar

On Oct. 1, after a critical vote on a $700 billion financial industry bailout package, Sen. Arlen Specter issued a two-paragraph statement explaining why he "reluctantly" voted, along with 73 colleagues, for the measure.

Before the year was over, a Delaware-based bank holding company that counts the senator's wife as a nearly decade-long director got a $45.2 million infusion from the bill.

(Excerpt) Read more at pittsburghlive.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: bailout; corrupt; corruption; specter; specterwife
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last
To: LearsFool

Well put.


21 posted on 02/26/2009 1:02:05 PM PST by Army Air Corps (Four fried chickens and a coke)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: RummyChick

Sounds like it RummyChick, at the very least the Republicans should kick him out of the party - NOW!

Where’s the downside? There is no none.


22 posted on 02/26/2009 1:41:01 PM PST by Sparky1776
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies]

To: justiceseeker93; AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; ..

Thanks justiceseeker93.


23 posted on 02/26/2009 8:56:26 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 17 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-23 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson