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…is the inability of Democrats to use his as a sign of “bi-partisan” support for the president’s positions.
Over and over when Specter voted for things the media referred to it as a sign that a measure was “bi-partisan”. Granted it’s not as if the media is going to become any more honest but it does remove that fig leaf.
…don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Specter knew he couldn’t win his primary so he jumped ship, politically he didn’t have good choices so he is trying his best to save his political skin, that is his primary principle.
In fairness it is the same thing Lieberman did.
If what I think is going to happen over the next year happens it will be very funny. If the administration continues to overreach as it appears to be doing then watch Mr. Arlen on the wrong side of the fence. He will spend his entire campaign defending the Obama administration, its budget and it’s positions and his votes to support it.
Good luck with that.
Update: Mark Hemingway puts it perfectly:
I read that he was switching parties, but I was disappointed to learn he’s still a Democrat.
Amen!
Update 2: Allahpundit comments:
That’s a weaselly lie, and therefore a perfect note for him to depart on. He’d have happily run for re-election as a Republican if not for Toomey getting into the race and quickly jumping out to a 21-point lead. Specter tried to make it an open primary so that the left might rescue him but couldn’t, and Pennsylvania’s election laws prevented him from doing what Lieberman did to Lamont three years ago: In PA, if you compete in a primary and lose, you’re done. No independent candidacy. So his choice, essentially, was either to switch to an independent now and skip the primary or go the whole nine yards by becoming a Democrat, giving the left a presumptive filibuster-proof majority (once Franken is seated), and extracting whatever concessions he could from them in return, e.g. committee chairmanships, DNC fundraising, etc. The Hill actually kinda sorta predicted this last month. It’s pure self-preservation on Specter’s part, expecting that he’ll be able to handle Toomey easily in the general when Democrats and indies can push him through.
He is in his mid 70’s he will never be relevant outside of the senate.
Mary Ann Glendon showed that you can be a winner without getting a medal.
Miss California Carrie Prejean proves that just because you wear a bikini doesn’t mean you can’t defend your faith:
Miss California Carrie Prejean, who became the bombshell of the Miss USA pageant by saying gay couples should not be allowed to marry, said Sunday that her state sponsors urged her to apologize afterward but she rejected the advice.
Prejean, 21, said officials from the Miss California USA pageant were worried that her comments would cost their contest financial backing and tried to prepare her for a string of post-pageant media interviews by discouraging her from discussing her religious beliefs.
After all we can’t have people talking about her faith, but Miss California nixed that:
If anything, Prejean has solidified her stance in the last week. McPherson, who preaches against homosexuality, has been acting as her adviser and encouraging her to use her newfound fame to persuade other evangelical Christians to share their views, even if they are unpopular.
“I learned that God has a bigger crown than any man can give you,” she said.
Hotair comments:
You need to not talk about your faith. For those who think of beauty pageants as anachronisms for young women in an era of liberation, doesn’t this speak volumes about the attitudes of the organizers? Just shut up and look pretty, even if people are attacking you.
I am really surprised that more feminists are not defending her. Mika seems to be but that’s all I’ve heard on the left. Is it the religious faith? Or is it a question of Sex, that is the “exploitative nature” of beauty patients, too much worry about being sexy on film to gain the notice? Who knows?
If her popularity continues you should expect to see photoshoped Miss California sex photos and a Larry Flynt XXX parody movie any day now…
…and if the combination of words doesn’t cause tons of hits to this post nothing will (:c)
