Comments on: BREAKING: Arlen Specter (R-PA) to Switch to Democratic Party

By: avgamerican

avgamerican — Sat, 09 May 2009 16:51:12 +0000

Specter is exactly like the character in Braveheart who plays the Scottish king, father of the heir prince. He tells his son to back the uprising led by William Wallace while he opposes it through the nobles. Maintain popularity with both the King of England and the commoners. Unprincipled cowardice. Untrustworthy liars. Thats what Specter is along with all of the leadership in Washington including Obama.Even more sinister is that they actually try to present their character as noble. As an ability to compromise. Compromise what? Life? Death? History repeats itself. Only each generation becomes stupider than the next because they allow it to repeat. Believe the lie because it is harder to accept the truth.

By: Martin Knight

Martin Knight — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:52:42 +0000

So losing him “officially* makes no difference in the grand scheme of things.

1. I do wish we could allow the Republican party to have more people elected on its views.

As usual, you’ve got it backwards here – we’ve been electing Specters, Jeffords and Chafees, people whose views more matched up with the Democrats than the GOP in a bid to “welcome moderates.”

This is the result.

By: Rod_Patrick

Rod_Patrick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 12:01:56 +0000

Reports say that Biden talked to Specter FOURTEEN (14) times.

The agenda? We all know now – to convince Specter switch to Democrats and embarass the GOP and make a spectacle that the GOP is REALLY SHRINKING. Democrats orchestrated it for their own gain.

Anyway, it’s still a good riddance.

By: Rod_Patrick

Rod_Patrick — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:55:22 +0000

Waiting for the economy to tank and blame the same to Obama and somehow expecting the people to return to our side is just way too lazy IMHO.

We may win. Yes. But we’ll just go back to the days of the Bushes. It’s just like “choosing the less evil” strategy, which is the main indicator of the malaise in this society…. unprincipled and ignorant voters.

We must re-establish a Reaganesque culture in our society such that almost every American really believes in Conservative principles of governance, regardless of the circumstances.

By: TNJim

TNJim — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:58:00 +0000

but dittos to all the “good riddance” comments above. I can’t really add anything to what has all been said already.

By: JoeG

JoeG — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:25:27 +0000

I think we should let the local party pick who is to run against spincter.

Once that choice is made, make sure they are well funded.

By: AceInTX

AceInTX — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 04:03:20 +0000

By: JLenardDetroit

JLenardDetroit — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 02:19:05 +0000

and I welcome your thoughts on that concept.... I put up a Diary now Red-Dog Republicans vs. RINO (and the Blue-Dog myth)

By: antisocial

antisocial — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:38:06 +0000

Remember???

By: dld1717

dld1717 — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 00:28:02 +0000

First, this news today pissed me off. The Dems have 60 seats do u realize the damage they can do now? To think in 1994 we won Congress and now we have less then 40 members and lets be honest folks 2010 looks bad for us. We could lose NH, MO, NC, KY, OH, and FL and I see hardly any locks for pickups.

1. I do wish we could allow the Republican party to have more people elected on its views. I would rather have a Snowe or Collins then 2 Dems representing Maine for example. I would rather have a Lingle, Castle get our support then not.

As for Arlen this was a turncoat. You don’t leave ur friends and colleagues like he is. You don’t raise 6.5 million from Republicans for past 6 years and then stick knife in them.

Again, I am mad but so fearful

Its time for the Huckabees, Thommy Thompson, etc to stand up and help their party. This is bull if they don’t

By: Steph C

Steph C — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:30:42 +0000

By: AceInTX

AceInTX — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 23:12:32 +0000

is because the Democrats wouldn’t let him run against the incumbent Dem DA in Philly in the 60s…he switched his registration to Republican and won as DA and never looked back…

One other interesting fact about him…he is the author of the magic bullet theory in the Warren Committee Hearings on the Kennedy Assasination…That’s the bullet that supposedly went through Kennedy’s neck…magically changed direction in mid air and ended up smashing Governor Connelly’s wrist.

By: Steph C

Steph C — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 22:30:38 +0000

was almost an echo of Alan Colmes quitting the Hannity and Colmes show… “My work is done.”

In other words he’s done all the damage he can do to the Republican Party as a Republican so he’s going home now because he’s needed to push the progressive agenda further than it’s ever been pushed before.

By: TxCon

TxCon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:37:19 +0000

I just get sick and tired of hearing about all of the “Blue Dogs”. They all talk big, but when it’s time for the rubber to meet the road, they vote with Reid and Pelosi.

By: engulfedinflames

engulfedinflames — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:12:29 +0000

I new he was a rat when he came up with that stupid single bullett deal what a dope no a dippy dope now all those people who thought they were voting for a real man a republicMAN just got screwed agin. whats next we alredy got commies in our GOV111111111!! i guess krushev won the cold war even thou Ronald Reegan won the cold war now we have to fite it all over agin. this time nuke em.I did not now he was a democRAT. If hes a RINO you cant expect no loyalty no way. Who would say they were one thing then be another thing witch there not???? only a RAT. I think he is a RAT and good riddence to bad rubish. Arlen Speckter joined the party that bows down to muslems how does it smell down theyre you dirty rat.

By: Common_Cents

Common_Cents — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:05:52 +0000

By: LibRick

LibRick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:59:40 +0000

I apologize if that is how it came across.

By: LibRick

LibRick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:57:38 +0000

before, but I think it’s a good one and your definition is apt too. Your Red Dog definition is much tighter than RINO.

By: TxCon

TxCon — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:51:52 +0000

on the Porkulus Bill which is the antithesis of fiscal responsibility. So spare me the lectures.

By: LibRick

LibRick — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 20:50:21 +0000

Apparently Snow and Collins are way to the left of Specter. As I’ve posted in other places on this thread, the fact that Specter changed affiliation from R to D is not that significant. The ACU rankings you post shows that Collins and Snow are more D thinking than Specter or even some way liberal D’s.