[edcoil]

“switched from Democrat to Republican in 1965”

No he did not, he simply held a role that got him power and went back to his root and carrying the honest name of what he is.

The scam on the people of PA, like Bernie Madoff is finally over.

[GOP Poet]

If we take Specter's word, then the GOP has become intolerant of moderate politicians like himself. On this score, Specter appears to have a severe case of amnesia. Exactly five years ago, the national Republican Party swooped into Pennsylvania and saved him from certain defeat at the hands of Rep. Pat Toomey (R). Valuable presidential time was sacrificed on his behalf. Also sacrificed for Arlen Specter was the reputation of his conservative colleague, Rick Santorum (R), who never recovered. From that moment forward, he lost his core constituency, and was easily defeated two years later by a pro-life Democrat.

This is what happens when a party loses it foundational principles and sells out to win. We can all learn from this.

[saganite]

I didn’t know Specter had been a Democrat. What an opportunist! Anyone who defends his move back to the Dem party as anything other than political expediency is shilling for the Dems.

[1010RD]

Excellent article and one that shows just how big tent conservatives really are, but what are Toomey’s chances with AS in as a Dem?

[blackbart.223]

"The departure of Arlen Specter looks very bad for the GOP."

Why? We don't need spinless traitors like him any more. I hope his career takes a nose dive and he disappears into the infamy it deserves.

[spectre]

He's 79, almost 80. He's survived more than his share of serious illnesses and really, really, really should retire and start checking off his bucket list.

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[StarCMC]

The departure of Arlen Specter looks very bad for the GOP

Bull. The GOP is looking better without him. I wish the rest of the CINOs would take a hike as well.

[jerri]

How do we get term limits in place? I know the idiots in congress would never bring it up.

[the irate magistrate]

..”Exactly five years ago, the national Republican Party swooped into Pennsylvania and saved him from certain defeat at the hands of Rep. Pat Toomey (R). Valuable presidential time was sacrificed on his behalf. Also sacrificed for Arlen Specter was the reputation of his conservative colleague, Rick Santorum (R), who never recovered. From that moment forward, he lost his core constituency, and was easily defeated two years later by a pro-life Democrat.”

The opportunist control freak, Mitch McConnell(RINO) gets the credit for that blunder.

[headstamp 2]

An excellent and succinct article.

[feedback doctor]

Contact the turd Lindsey Graham here: http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=contact.emailsenatorgraham

Use this as your address if you are not from SC
2125 Charlie Hall Blvd.
Charleston, SC 29414

[sourcery]

Time to ex-Specter-ate!

[VideoDoctor]

I doubt he will win even as a Dem. He’s now 80 and the folks are ready for something NEW.

[WesternPacific]

I wonder if he threatened Bush with a party switch in order to get Bush’s support last election?

[11th Commandment]

Reps. Joe Schwarz (R, Mich.) and Wayne Gilchrest (R, Md.) are two moderate victims of the Club for Growth whom Specter mentioned today. They were not being sore losers, but rather acted in good faith when they lost their respective primaries to conservatives and then turned around and endorsed the Democratic nominee in the general election.

I'm tired of Conservatives taking it in the chin all the time. We are like the dumb bastard who shows up to a gun fight with a knife. We will we learn that this is war.

[Pilated]

Good riddance to one of the GOP’s problems. It already is in better standing and has a brighter future.

[Verginius Rufus]

Freddoso should have been quotation marks around “pro-life” when referring to Casey Jr.

[freekitty]

I keep hearing Brit Hume what I think he is saying and that is we should vote for who think can win moderate or not according to the red or blue states and that Snowe and Collins work with the Dems. That may be true up to a point; but not to the point of losing our country. I am all for working with each other but not at that cost.

Surely when Spector, Collins and Snowe defected to vote for the stimulus bill; they should have known it wouldn’t be good for the country.

[Jaidyn]

Specter wanted to pass a law making it illegal to switch parties midstream. I guess the rules are for other people. He has always been a democrat, but would do or say anything to get elected. He’s the scum of the earth, and even Pennsylvanian democratic voters won’t trust him.

[WOSG]

If we take Specter's word, then the GOP has become intolerant of moderate politicians like himself. On this score, Specter appears to have a severe case of amnesia. Exactly five years ago, the national Republican Party swooped into Pennsylvania and saved him from certain defeat at the hands of Rep. Pat Toomey (R). Valuable presidential time was sacrificed on his behalf. Also sacrificed for Arlen Specter was the reputation of his conservative colleague, Rick Santorum (R), who never recovered. From that moment forward, he lost his core constituency, and was easily defeated two years later by a pro-life Democrat. Without essential help from the party that is so intolerant of people like him, Arlen Specter would already be a former senator today. It is not the party but the voters in Pennsylvania who have stopped tolerating Specter.

Specter further cemented the fall of the GOP majority be being a big-spender and refusing to pass permanent tax cuts. He damaged the GOP brand. It's a great pity we didnt lose him in 2004 when we could afford to lose him rather than in 2010 when the Dems enjoy a super majority. Perhaps the voters will weary of his self-centeredness.