I had a little hope when I read the Daily Caller today.
As for Specter, he’s now a wild card in the Senate, free to vote as he wants. He spent most of his career in the Senate as a Republican, and is notoriously pugnacious.
But it wasn’t even a full day before my hopes were dashed while happening across this discussion on the Financial “Reform” Bill on CNBC (just watching the DOW plummet.)
Another difference in the outcome was that Democrat Arlen Specter, who was absent for Wednesday’s vote having remained in Pennsylvania following his primary defeat in Tuesday; voted yes along party lines.
What will it be like in November and December when we (hopefully) have a house and senate just filled with lame duck democrats? Somehow I don’t think they’ll find their conservative roots, either.
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Arlen never had Republican roots.
the_invisible_hand (Diary) Thursday, May 20th at 4:24PM EST (link)The point is he never had any roots except his own ambition.
The Democrats are the party that says government will make you smarter, taller, richer, and remove the crabgrass on your lawn. The Republicans are the party that says government doesn’t work and then they get elected and prove it.
-P. J. O’Rourke
Spectre is gone.
randy streu (Diary) Thursday, May 20th at 4:35PM EST (link)and, like all the other politicians about to be replaced, he will vote just as radical left as he likes right up until he retires. Fortunately for us, it’s going to be sooner rather than later.
Maybe he should man up and retire now, like so many of his buddies….
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