Heads Up! Arlen Specter Switching Parties Today?

humanevents.com ^ | 04/28/2009 | staff

[kellynla]

HUMAN EVENTS has learned from staff sources that Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa) is about to announce his switch to the Democratic Party. Developing….

[nyconse]

You are going to get blasted, but your point is well taken...we applauded Zell...perspective is everything.

[kcvl]

But that's okay. Now the Dems have NO political cover whatsoever.

That means that Obama & Rahm 'dead fish' Emanuel (who is actually running the county - God help us!) now OWN whatever happens. They have no one else to blame!

From the sound of MORE bank bailout money, MORE money for GM and who knows what else they are going to have to explain where the hell they are going to get the money! I think taxpayers have just about had enough!!!

[Mashood]

Senator Zellig switching party? Oh the humanity.

[tiredoflaundry]

LOL! I like them both!

[SwinneySwitch]

“How about, a party switch immediately initiates a special election?”

When Phil Gramm switched in ‘83, he resigned his House seat, forcing a mid-term special election.

If Specter had any honor, he would do the same.

[Retired COB]

HURRAY!!! And take the rest of the RINOS with you.

Yeah, and your "Scottish Law" as well.

[ConservativeMind]

Don’t worry. The GOP will still find ways to fund him as an official Democrat.

I hate the GOP. We’ve squandered so much money on this @ss.

[TomGuy]

Others to watch

Human Events’ top 10 RINOs in the Senate

01. Sen. Olympia Snowe (Maine)
02. Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)
03. Sen. Arlen Specter (Pennsylvania)
04. Sen. George Voinovich (Ohio)
05. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska)
06. Sen. Mel Martinez (Florida)
07. Sen. John McCain (Arizona)
08. Sen. Richard Lugar (Indiana)
09. Sen. Robert Bennett (Utah)
10. Sen. Thad Cochran (Mississippi)

[nyconse]

No we don’t. We have not tailored our candidates to the states they live in...we have to do so. We lose New York and California and start down every presidential election...We have to start competing in other areas-including the North East and other places.

[nyconse]

Voinivich is retiring.

[Political Junkie Too]

Miller never switched parties. He retired as a Democrat.

Sure, he backed Bush for President and spoke at the RNC convention, but he didn't change the balance of power on Congress.

-PJ

[nyconse]

I forgot that...I should have remembered...Zell was a great governor. I lived in Georgia during the last part of his administration.

[kcvl]

more than a few told me that Palin was part of the problem-...the others said trade was the most important reason for not voting for John-these jobs aren’t coming back-McCain.

Then those people are stupid! Just look at what they help elect. Do they now think Barack-jobs are coming back-Obama is going to fix their problems?! We'll all be lucky to live through the next four freaking years! All because the MSM made Palin out to be the 'bad guy'. Never mind what she stood for. What pure *sses! I hope the MSM and the 'suburbs' are happy with their choice.

[kcvl]

Oh, you mean Zell Miller?

He didn't switch parties in the middle of a fight for his country's survival.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

We have to start competing in other areas-including the North East and other places

... by acquiescing to marxists. It's been a spectacular strategy to this point. Too bad Reagan never adopted it... he really could have been special.

[WhyisaTexasgirlinPA]

I just saw it - sorry sob -

[jackmercer]

“But that’s okay. Now the Dems have NO political cover whatsoever. When their agenda fails, they have NO ONE to blaim but themselves. No one.

This is a golden opportunity to stick it to the Dems at every chance. Conservatives only needsd to show some backbone, some discipline, and consistently vote as a bloc against the liberal agenda, and they’ll retake the House in 2010.”

I totally disagree and do not think it is fine. No one is more disgusted by the jelly-spined RINO that is Specter than me. However, ignore everything about his voting record and positions for a moment and remember the “R” next to his name that made him caucus with the Republicans.

So long as we kept the Dem numbers at 58 or even 59 in the Senate, we had the threat of a filibuster which is immensely powerful....even the threat alone is powerful.

Reconciliation required to bypass the filibuster is not a politically popular thing to do and introduces expiration dates (10 years) on bills passed under them....at least it’s something.

Now with a filibuster proof majority, the damage that can be done between now and Jan 2011 is immense...even if we retake control of both the House and Senate, they have the executive to veto any reversals of that damage at least until 2013 by which time new laws may have become ingrained in the electorate psyche and political kryptonite to touch.

I am glad to have him out of the party but right now the timing could not be worse for us. This is personally laudable for our party but politically, absolute devastation.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

Oh, you mean Zell Miller?

I'm sorry... what office was Zell holding when he left the democrats? What "gold ring" did he get?

[nyconse]

Compromise is not the same thing as acquiescing...Reagan did say that he would rather have an elected official who voted with him 75% of the time then one who vote against him 100% of the time...we have never won outside of the big tent...those who ignore history are doomed to repeat it.

[Jeff Head]

Spectre is now simply stating the obvious and acting accordingly...but his move is much more about him and what he feels are his chances for re-election, than ideology, principle, or anything else...which, IMHO, paints the most accurate picture of the man.

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