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Thanks for the ping, Dan.

In answer to the question you posed on the other Specter thread last night (How are people in your neck of the woods receiving this kind of message about their beloved incumbent senator?) ...

‘Beloved’ is hardly the word I would use to describe the collective opinion of this man here in PA Dutch country (but I suspect you already knew that. :) Which is one reason why, if only for a month, I wish I were out in the Pittsburgh area. Here I am more or less preaching to the choir – although I have met a few choir members recently who were not as aware as they should be of the importance of this particular race (they are now, though. :)

Arlen Specter is a former prosecutor and investigator, served as District Attorney for Philadelphia, where his chief claim to fame (as opposed to reality) was battling against consumer fraud and corrupt public officials -- italics are mine and are subject to dispute :). He now occupies hugely powerful positions in the Senate, serving, among other things, as a senior member of the Judiciary Committee and the Government Affairs Committee. And he is a tireless and vocal supporter of the international criminal court (*cough*), and a self-proclaimed expert on, and situational reciter of, ‘Scottish Law’.

Reading only those qualifications, would you think, at least as regards lip service, that this man has a deep reverence for ‘law’ and proper procedure?

Answer: Only when reverence for ‘law’ does not (1) interfere with the overall achievement of the leftist political agenda, or (2) stand in the way of his retaining his personal political power.

This fighter of crime, purveyor of justice, and expert on laws of all types (even those written in plaid and transcribed by wearers of kilts), is currently undermining the process by which our two major parties nominate their candidates for national office.

hypocrite: -n- one who affects virtues or quialities he does not have.

The nauseating end of the AP article:

But Specter campaign manager Christopher Nicholas said Specter would work with any group to try to boost the number of Republican voters in the state to help President Bush in November.

Honest translation:

Specter will use union leadership to strong-arm strongly democrat union members into falsely registering as Republicans simply in order to re-elect a fellow democrat, by hi-jacking the primary election of the opposition party and subverting the electoral process.

Painting him as a loyal Republican who is merely attempting to boost Republican numbers by recruiting former democrats into the ranks is ludicrous. Nope … grossly understated. It is despicable. Borderline illegal self-promotion and self-preservation does not disguise well as ‘working hard for the good of the party’. It might play well in a kindergarten class, but let’s hope the average Republican Pennsylvania voter is a little more astute.

If justice prevails in the April 27th primary, this former national figure will be back in the private sector, looking for a job that better suits his qualifications.

(And this particular gal will not be buying any hot dogs from his stand.)

~ joanie