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Specter To Switch Parties: (fillibuster-proof majority with Franken)
Washington Post ^ | 4/28/09 | Chris Cillizza

Posted on 04/28/2009 9:29:46 AM PDT by Nachum

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to a statement he released this morning.

Specter's decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in as the next Senator from Minnesota. (Former Sen. Norm Coleman is appealing Franken's victory in the state Supreme Court.)

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: 111th; bho44; parties; specter; supermajority; switch
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To: Nachum
PINK Vote the A-hole out! Vote them all out!
61 posted on 04/28/2009 9:40:08 AM PDT by odin2008 (EVIL TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
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To: pillut48

You are seriously overreaching with your optimism! I just wish that I was also seriously overreaching with my pessimism!


62 posted on 04/28/2009 9:40:28 AM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (Conservatives obey the rules. Leftists cheat. Who probably has the political advantage?)
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To: Nachum
The GOP gave this man thousands of dollars to run as a republican. They stood up for him, helped him when he needed it, and how does he repay them now? Defection.

This just goes to show that Spector was never in "it" for the people, he was in it for himself. Now the voters of PA have to finally vote him out of office once and for all.

Anyone know how this will play out? Does he have a chance of re-election as a socialist?

63 posted on 04/28/2009 9:40:51 AM PDT by pctech
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To: henkster

Naw, Spectre was probably a lot cheaper.

He might even have been as cheap as a Barney Frank shoulder massage.


64 posted on 04/28/2009 9:40:53 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: Nachum

Watch for card check and socialized medicine to have smooth sailing now.


65 posted on 04/28/2009 9:40:59 AM PDT by Sig Sauer P220 (We have our own pirates. They're called politicians.)
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To: Nachum

The same thing they gave jumpin’ Jim Jeffords an opponent in the primary.


66 posted on 04/28/2009 9:41:12 AM PDT by ontap (Just another backstabbing conservative)
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To: Nachum

Oh.....What a surprise!


67 posted on 04/28/2009 9:41:16 AM PDT by Busywhiskers ("There is a time when panic is the appropriate response." Eugene Kleiner)
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To: azlinda

They had values of any kind?

I thought they were hollow shells for hell to fill at hell’s whims.


68 posted on 04/28/2009 9:41:39 AM PDT by Quix (POL Ldrs quotes fm1900 2 presnt: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2130557/posts?page=81#81)
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To: cripplecreek
I’m not too concerned about it. The democrats already had a fillibuster proof majority with Specter on “our” side.

Agreed. What is good is it will all be on them. They can claim bipartisanship when Snow and Dukakis support a Dem bill but in the end that has just become icing on the cake and not a main ingredient.

69 posted on 04/28/2009 9:41:46 AM PDT by torchthemummy (If You Still Have A TV Subscription You Are Funding The Socialist Takeover!)
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To: edcoil
Wonder what the dems will give him.

I know what Barney Frank will give him.

70 posted on 04/28/2009 9:42:00 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Christian+Veteran=Terrorist)
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To: edcoil

POWER!


71 posted on 04/28/2009 9:42:09 AM PDT by odin2008 (EVIL TRIUMPHS WHEN GOOD MEN DO NOTHING)
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To: Nachum

“Consummatum est”.

~Obama


72 posted on 04/28/2009 9:42:12 AM PDT by sappy
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To: edcoil

Thirty pieces of silver.

Standard payment for a Judas.


73 posted on 04/28/2009 9:43:03 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Nachum
This does not create a filibuster-proof Senate. It only empowers individual Democrats to stop anything they don't want (provided of course none of the Republicans jump the line).

I'm sure Harry Reid will thank his gods for this blessing tonight.

74 posted on 04/28/2009 9:44:33 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: Nachum

Saw this coming AGES ago... And thus, my words have once again proven prophetic. ;-) Spectre is, and has always been, a RINO (Republican In Name Only). He is going HOME — good riddance. Goodbye. Take Snowe, Collins, McCain and Grahamnesty with you please.


75 posted on 04/28/2009 9:44:53 AM PDT by patriot preacher (To be a good American Citizen and a Christian IS NOT a contradiction. (www.mygration.blogspot.com))
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To: Nachum

Now the Dems will be able to pass their hard leftwing spending bills with impunity! Oh wait, they could do that before with an R beside Specter’s name.


76 posted on 04/28/2009 9:45:04 AM PDT by TheWasteLand
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To: torchthemummy

The democrats can gloat all they want. Specter was going to lose the seat anyway. This way we get to see the seat taken away from a democrat when Toomey is elected.


77 posted on 04/28/2009 9:45:18 AM PDT by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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To: Nachum

Arlen is a perfect example of a RAT leaving a sinking ship.


78 posted on 04/28/2009 9:45:58 AM PDT by Hacklehead (Liberalism is the art of taking what works, breaking it, and then blaming conservatives.)
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To: Nachum
I feel like jumping for joy!!!!!.

We have to get rid of this slime to win back our brand.
79 posted on 04/28/2009 9:46:17 AM PDT by Delphinium
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To: Nachum

Specter isn’t exactly assured a win if there is a contested Dem. primary next year (Sestak is reportedly going to run). He also hasn’t been exactly the most popular guy among any group in Pennsylvania. He won’t get GOP votes and many Dems don’t trust him either.


80 posted on 04/28/2009 9:46:58 AM PDT by mak5
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