Posted on 03/10/2009 5:08:26 AM PDT by Obadiah
Sixty-four years ago, Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg (R., Mich.) famously declared that in matters of foreign policy, "politics stops at the water's edge." His post-isolationist Senate career stands as a monument to the benefits of bipartisanship - an approach that endured through the Cold War and beyond.
Today we stand not "at the water's edge," but we are staring over the edge of the economic cliff. What we are experiencing is so painful and dangerous that we must dampen, if not remove, partisanship for the common purpose of saving the nation.
The debate in Congress over the economic stimulus was only a foretaste. Health care, national security, education, and energy, including global warming, are issues that will require cooperation and compromise.
(Excerpt) Read more at philly.com ...
Specter is warning us that he will be voting completely as a Democrat in the days ahead. His sellout is complete. Where do we send money to Pat Toomey?
Specter must go!
Well the Lib-Dems sure put an end to that.
But, We must not abandon our core principles Arlen!!!
I don't join a political party for that reason.
the doddering old fools in CONgre$$ have the authority to address.
We all know what the GW BS is about and it ain't about science. Parents should be responsible for educating their children and keep your hands off my body!
The door is this way, Mr. Specter.
Rising above partisanship.
In Spectorese, this means I surrender.
Hey Specter, don’t use ‘we’ when talking about Republicans.
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