Posted on 03/29/2009 8:56:09 AM PDT by Libloather
Friday Senate Line: Two Old Bulls in Trouble
By Chris Cillizza
March 27, 2009; 3:25 PM ET
Sens. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) face tough 2010 reelection races.
The last several weeks have not been kind to two senators -- one Democrat, one Republican -- who came to Congress together nearly three decades ago.
The Democrat is Sen. Chris Dodd (Conn.) who found himself caught up in the furor over bonuses granted to AIG executives, the latest in a string of negative stories for Dodd -- Countrywide, the Irish cottage -- that have badly imperiled his chances at reelection. And, Republicans have recruited a top-tier candidate to challenge Dodd in former Connecticut Rep. Rob Simmons.
The Republican is Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) who, as recently as a month ago, appeared to be headed to his easiest reelection race in recent memory. But, that was before his vote for the $787 billion economic stimulus bill drove former Rep. Pat Toomey (R) into a near-certain primary challenge. Specter, who narrowly defeated Toomey six years ago, quickly moved to shore up his ideological right flank -- flip flopping to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act. Should Specter win the primary -- and that is very much up in the air -- his change of position on EFCA could hurt his general election appeal in a state as labor-heavy as Pennsylvania.
Both races crack the top five in our latest Senate Line. The number one ranked race is the most likely to switch parties in 2010.
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Two old steers is more accurate.
steers or cows...take yer pick.
the only thing they have in common with a bull is what comes out the backside
15 years ago I had the pleasure of giving Specter a dead fish handshake and the evil eye when he rudely interrupted a conversation I was having at a political event.
He was not the only big name pol there, and I detested him even back then.
This was even before he became “Scottish Law” Specter.
Personally I think he’s mentally disturbed, maybe not insane but very close to it. Certainly he’s a monumental and shameless liar.
...let’s all try to act surprised when they win. :(
I do not think a single republican turned democrat has ever disguted me more than that rat Specter. I would rather a democrat be in his ploace than him the turn-coat soul selling scum!
Both Dodd and Spector fancy themselves as heavy hitters so I suspect the title might have read, “Too Old Have Bulls Hitters in Trouble”.
Both Dodd and Spector fancy themselves as heavy hitters so I suspect the title might have read, “Too Old Heavy Bulls Hitters in Trouble”.
I don’t know, they both through a lot of bull around.
Both need to get lost!
If ever there was a need to prove the necessity for term limits, surely these two (and others too numerous to mention) would be it. Just paste their faces on the ad and ask: who in their right minds would give these two more than 12 years to impose their idiocy on their fellow Americans?
Two old mean women.....their voters will still elect Dodd, but Specter....not so sure.
Knowing CT and PA people, they can still survive.
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