Specter is not a conservative, liberal, libertarian, progressive. No core beliefs. He is a Specterite. He only cares about what will keep him in power.
I frankly have more respect for progressive lib dems than I do for the likes of him. At least I know what I’m getting. “Moderates” like him in both parties are like your bipolar uncle who comes over every year for Thanksgiving dinner and is off his meds....you have no idea what you are gonna get.
They are for big gubmint, limited gubmint, whatever. Depends on what mood they are in.
Like or not, Specter is the only thing standing between a liberal dictatorship and the US surviving until the 2010 elections.
Specter is the 60th vote.