Arlen Specter: 'I might have helped the country more if I'd stayed a Republican'

WaPo ^ | 4/28/10 | david weigel

[Nachum]

The Democratic senator from Pennsylvania speaks like a man who isn't worried about beating Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) in his new-ish party's primary. Colby Itkowitz reports:

''Well, I probably shouldn't say this,'' he said over lunch last month. ''But I have thought from time to time that I might have helped the country more if I'd stayed a Republican.''

[Lurker]

Arlen was a Republican? When was that?

[pissant]

ROFL. He can always switch back. I’m sure Cornyn will endorse him again.

[GoCards]

Bless his heart, he has lost his mind.

[BradtotheBone]

Spector know’s HE GONNA LOSE!!!!!!!!!!

[12Gauge687]

Arlen, please retire already!

[Falcon28]

Hey Arlen, we don’t want you to “help us” - We want you to go away!

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

Whatta dork.

[subterfuge]

lets get one thing straight. The VERY LAST thing on Spector’s mind is what is good for this country!

[Jedidah]

Arlen, if you really want to “help the country,” you’ll just GO HOME and stay there.

[BuckyKat]

So if he really felt that way perhaps he’d vote with them? He voted against them plenty when he was supposedly one of them. Where’s his “bipartisan” spirit now that he’s a Democrat?

[nhoward14]

The only time Arlen was Republican was when you were talking about the city in King of the Hill.

[Red Badger]

No, Arlen, you’ve “helped” us too much already..............

[ZX12R]

Drop dead, Arlen.

[KC Burke]

You are soooo right.

[BenKenobi]

Gee, Benedict Arlen regrets the move. Sucks to be him.

What makes you think we want anything more to do with you?

[dixiebelle]

hahahahahahaha!!!!! *gasp* hahahahaha!!! Help the country Specter - RETIRE!

[DManA]

Arlan would have done the world more good if he’s stayed in Russell Kansas and become a rabbi.

[TexasCajun]

Hey Arlan, you can always move to Arizona and sell beer with your buddy Jaun MeCain come January.

[SWAMPSNIPER]

He might have helped the country if he’d ever been a republican to start with!

[mlocher]

Tell Arlen that for him, re-entry into the Republican Party is a diode. One way. Trying to get back in means he will have to go against the flow and he might get trampled by the exiting RINOs.

[rolling_stone]

Arlen why dont you go hunting with McCain and see if you can find anymore magic bullets?

[airborne]

Regardless of what you call yourself Arlen, you’ll always be an ass to me.

[sonic109]

He would have helped the country better if he became a plunber

[Antoninus]

This man is delusional. The best way he can help this country is by giving a concession speech on the night of November 2, 2010.

[Little Ray]

Arlen “Scottish Law” Specter might have been of service to the country if he’d been a Republican (and conservative) at all.

Here’s hoping for abject defeat for Arlen Specter.

[NeoCaveman]

Not proven.

[mrmeyer]

STFU Arlen...remember Ira Einhorn?

[Cyber Liberty]

The better to stick Pubbies in the back, eh Arlen?

[scott7278]

How would that be? He still votes and thinks the same!

[Lazamataz]

''Well, I probably shouldn't say this,'' he said over lunch last month. ''But I have thought from time to time that I might have helped the country more if I'd stayed a Republican.''

You could have helped the country more if you stayed at HOME.

[Publius6961]

Yeah.
You’d expect a stealth snake to say something like that.

[evets]

'Not proven' to be Republican... by Scottish law.

[DM1]

dont be so hasty
we need this guy to win the primary so that Toomey can beat him

[Pietro]

Sure, that way he could have continued to betray republicans and gotten all the TV face time he wanted. Now he’s just a backbench dhimmi w/ a short shelf life.

[Snickering Hound]

"I think he's learned his lesson, I heartily endorse this candidate!"

[riri]

Whats a matter Arlen, did you get a vision of your children and your grandchildren as the new American version of the Zimbabwe white farmer?

[theDentist]

Bull**** Spectre!! The only one you’ve ever been interested in helping was YOURSELF.

[Bratch]

[GeronL]

FAIL

I guess he woulda made the HCR “bi-partisan”.

lol.

[PLD]

It won’t matter one way or the other moron you will be gone in November.. You killed yourself when you voted for the death care bill..How many times have you voted with the democrats now..You along with the rest have stolen our country and all of you will face the facts in November..Go stick your head in a toilet and flush..

[jerry557]

This reminds me of the classic bandwagon sports fan...They jump on whichever team is winning.

[MozarkDawg]

[TexasCajun]

Poor Arlan ‘Sibil’ Specter, Just can’t figure out who he is.

[Outlaw Woman]

I’d rather he go hunting with Cheney. (sorry I couldn’t resist) lol

[napscoordinator]

If this was true then he would be voting with Republicans. Why can’t he be a DINO?

[PhiKapMom]

I was extremely happy when he left!

[AFreeBird]

Hey Arlen o’l buddy... Do the country a favor, and don’t do us any favors except retire. You’ve soaked us for enough, you should be able to be comfortable in your senile old age.

[longtermmemmory]

I hope all his staffers leave DC too.

It is not enough to eliminate RINOs and Democrats, we have to purge their office staffers too.

[Vigilanteman]

''Well, I probably shouldn't say this,'' he said over lunch last month. ''But I have thought from time to time that I might have helped the country myself more if I'd stayed a Republican.''

There. Fixed it.