Posted on 04/28/2009 9:13:59 AM PDT by NormsRevenge
WASHINGTON – Several officials say veteran Republican Sen. Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania intends to switch parties, advancing his own hopes of winning a new term next year while pushing Democrats one step closer to a 60-vote filibuster-resistant majority.
The sources said an announcement could come later in the day — or Wednesday. The officials who provided the information did so on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss his plans.
Specter is a 79-year-old veteran of five Senate terms, and one of only a handful of moderate Republicans left in Congress in a party made up largely of conservatives.
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Not surprising. I never trusted him.
The traitorous SOB may as well switch. Get him to take some more RINOs with him!
Mr. Specter(”Howard Sprague”) couldn’t switch a light bulb.
He is going to do this and lose in the primary to a radical liberal.
This should be fun to watch.
There is no such thing as a “moderate” Republican, just as there is no such thing as a “moderate” Muhammadan.
This is why the GOP must have a very ‘tight’ conservative agenda. The “moderate” aka Blue Dog Democrats need to switch Parties, too.
Guess that includes me.
I'm happy to say I have voted against Specter at every opportunity. Now I won't have to search the ballot to do so.
Then he will want to switch back!
Specter + Franken (puke) = 60
So what will it take to get Leiberman to caucus with the GOP?
Specter To Switch Parties
By Carl Hulse
Ryan McFadden/Reading Eagle, via Associated Press
Senator Arlen Specter faced a tough primary race against former Representative Pat Toomey.Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said he would switch to the Democratic party Tuesday, potentially presenting Democrats with a possible 60th vote and the power to break Senate filibusters as they try to advance the Obama administration’s new agenda.
Congressional aides and others close to the long-time Republican party maverick said Mr. Specter, who faced a difficult re-election next year, was going to announce he would become a Democrat.
If Al Franken prevails in his ongoing court case in Minnesota and Mr. Specter begins caucusing with Democrats, Democrats would have 60 votes and the ability to deny Republicans the chance to stall legislation. Mr. Specter was one of only three Republicans to support President Obama’s economic recovery legislation.
“We will welcome him with open arms,” said Senator Debbie Stabenow, Democrat of Michigan.
Specter is a political whore, always has been and always will be. His credo: What’s in it for me?
Anyone here think the Mike Steele may have given Arlen a shove?
What a weakling and fraud.
He’s takes money from the RNC under false pretenses and turns tail when the going gets tough.
Coryn has egg all over his face now ,too.
Please take Collins, Snowe and McCain with you.
They all deserve each other.
Specter switches back from whence he came. He was a Dem until he wanted the nomination for Philadelphia DA and switched to the GOP only to get an available nomination, not for any reasons of principle.
Does that mean that Cornyn and the other losers will no longer support him for reelection?
The leadership of the GOP is no better than union thugs. They back the most senior members irrespective of their leftist ideology.
The NRSC was ready to back this idiot for re-election right up to the time he switched parties.
This is why the public doesn’t take the leadership at the RNC and the NRSC seriously.
FoxNews just announced this. So I guess we can count on nationalized healthcare etc.
THE man of principle - winning an election is the only thing matters.
Having said that, I've held Spectre in absolute contempt since he borked Bork. He's an opportunistic, morally-clueless traitor. I'm just happy he's removing the veil so we can actually see the T-shirt now.
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