Defying Bush, Specter Plans Syria Trip

NewsMax ^ | Dec. 15, 2006 | Associated Press

[kddid]

Specters plan. Undermine the President and the GOP. Perhaps he enjoys being in the minority. He can take home a few scraps from the Dem table and say he did his best. That way, there will be no responsibility for what he doesn't get done.

[pillut48]

I never realize ol' Arlen had a death wish.
Doofus.

[thiscouldbemoreconfusing]

Perhaps for once in his not so illustrious career Specter will do what is best for the USA and stay in syria.

[Txsleuth]

What a disgusting man this is...and to THINK that Santorum went to bat for him...

My blood is boiling from what he says here.

[NormsRevenge]

adds new meaning to cut n run republicans

[prov1813man]

This guy is a self-important traitorous scum bag of the first order. This is about the most brazen biting of the hand that feeds I have witnessed. The President saved this guy's bacon when all of us wanted him gone and his own state was likely to throw him out.

Disgusting arrogance to think that he and his spineless cohorts could offer anything that would be useful to "enlighten" our professional military commanders and their commander in chief.

[festus]

Dusting off the ol chant from a couple years back.....


Hey Hey
Ho Ho
Arlen Specter's gotta go!


It was a different context then...........

[KantianBurke]

Bush and the RNC went to bat for their "Scottish Law" buddy over a genuine conservative. Sorry. Bush has only himself to blame for Specter's nonsense.

[Not now, Not ever!]

Maybe they should cancel his passport, (while he is over there.)

[ImAmericanFirst]

So much for the Bush Doctrine

[Mo1]

The senator said he and other Republicans are concerned that the administration's policies in the Middle East are not working and that other GOP members may follow in his footsteps

Stop hiding them, Alren .. NAME THEM

NAME THESE REPUBLICANS NOW!

[Txsleuth]

Not gonna get into it with you.....I have had enough of Bush bashing...

[upchuck]

Sen. Arlen Specter, a 26-year Senate Republican, said he will visit Syria despite loud objections by the Bush administration, contending the situation in Iraq is so dire that it is time Congress step up to the plate and see what it can do.

What utter rubbish. Congress does not make nor negotiate foreign policy (but don't tell sKerry, et al that :). That is President Bush's job.

If Specter has a problem with the way things are going, he needs to talk to President Bush, not some tin horn dictator of a country the US barely recognizes.

Specter and the rest of these would-be ambassador/politicians need to sit down and STFU and let the proper authorities run US foreign policy. Butt OUT!

[I see my hands]

What a bunch of sickos we have in this country. Left, right, liberal , conservative. Doesn't matter anymore.

It's called BDS but that's not it. it's more.There is an insanity and it's repugnant and evil.

[Howlin]

I feel like I have lost my mind.

[goodnesswins]

It feels like we have lost the Presidency.....that these idgits think they can EVEN do this.....

[SWAMPSNIPER]

Why doesn't this come under the Logan Act?

[Txsleuth]

Ya know...that idiot ISG thingy was CONGRESS' demand...because they were unhappy with the war.

SOOOOOOO..now, Specter and his GOP friends are saying that the ISG isn't good enough?? they still have to go off on their own and buddy up with their own favorite dictators???

What the heck did WE pay for the ISG for, if they were just gonna go off on OUR $$$$$$$ anyway to kiss Assad's butt???

[Frank_2001]

Excellent idea!!!

[Mo1]

You haven't ... They have and this bs will come back and bite them in the ass

So if there are any republicans that back Specter morphing into Jimmy Carter .. they need to come out of hiding a let the public know