An Interview with Arlen Specter’s Challenger

From Sea to Shining Sea ^ | 4/28/09 | Purple Mountains

[PurpleMountains]

Today, while I was in the middle of this post about Senator Specter and his likely opponent, Pat Toomey, the news surfaced that Specter is switching parties to become a Democrat. This is probably a gain for Republicans, since Specter mostly voted Democrat, and it saves the conservative, Toomey, from a tough and expensive primary fight. Toomey can go on to defeat Specter in the general election, and Specter has no guarantee that he will win the Democratic primary anyway. I have changed this post to a short excerpt, instead of the lengthy interview I was planning to publish in two installments.

[rjsimmon]

I believe that the people of Penssylvania that elected him should sue him for breach of contract. I would wager that the vast majority voted for him because he had the (R) plastered after his name, coupled with the support former President Bush tossed his way.

Bait and switch, deception, you-name-it, he violated the trust of the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

[gussiefinknottle]

OK.