tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post6172175522368553312..comments2024-03-25T07:29:08.216-04:00Comments on 2 Political Junkies: Arlen Specter's StatementMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10439330154875628083noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-84051476397130380622009-04-28T20:49:00.000-04:002009-04-28T20:49:00.000-04:00Bob Casey is a pretty good Democrat. Yes, he's pr...Bob Casey is a pretty good Democrat. Yes, he's pro-life, but unlike pro-life counterparts on the right, that's not all Bob Casey is about.<br /><br />I think what's happening to the GOP right now is a good lesson in the folly and danger of adhering to strict ideological purity in a political party. <br /><br />We now have one national party and a regional party that has no chance of making it back as a truly national party unless it completely flips on the core social issues that have defined it for 40 years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-23867248328136588202009-04-28T19:17:00.000-04:002009-04-28T19:17:00.000-04:00Well, at least he's closer to being a Dem than Cas...Well, at least he's closer to being a Dem than Casey.Schmuck Shitrockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15991317846707150587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-36737348963768030832009-04-28T13:45:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:45:00.000-04:00Atrios:Shuster just said that Dems promised not to...<A HREF="http://www.eschatonblog.com/2009/04/promises.html" REL="nofollow">Atrios:</A><I>Shuster just said that Dems promised not to field primary candidate against Specter. Obviously they can't stop someone from running, but it does mean the state party and the DSCC will throw their weight behind Specter to some degree.</I>It looks to me like Specter made a deal with the Dem leadership: Specter would switch parties if the DNC and DSCC did their best to ensure Arlen wouldn't face any primary challengers. <br /><br />This is the same sort of crap the DNC and DSCC pulled in 2006 when they anointed Bob Casey Jr. as the de-facto nominee. However I have a feeling it won't be so easy for them this time:<br /><br />In 2006, the priority for Democrats was ousting Rick Santorum and gaining seats in the Senate. This time around, the Democrats have a majority in the Senate and rank-and-file Dems are less likely to toe the line--especially for a candidate who just switched his political affiliation because it was likely he'd lose his old party's nomination. Casey had the backing of organized labor. Specter's stance on the EFCA has not endeared him to the unions (to put it mildly) and I wouldn't be surprised if the unions back a primary challenger to Specter.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17277006228503424079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-9214862317911509462009-04-28T13:35:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:35:00.000-04:00All the praise being said, he, along with Collins,...All the praise being said, he, along with Collins, still stripped the pandemic-preparedness funding from the stimulus bill.Joshuahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18005308614852029024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-11681117013135590982009-04-28T13:03:00.000-04:002009-04-28T13:03:00.000-04:00The GOP can keep him. He'll always be a Republica...The GOP can keep him. He'll always be a Republican in his heart and that's how he'll vote.<br /><br />And the nerve, to vote against a major Democratic piece of legislation (Employee Free Choice Act) and then decide he's a Dem?! <br /><br />Kick this serial liar to the curb; tell him to go spend more time with his family. If they'll have him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8213262.post-50176160454644300852009-04-28T12:56:00.000-04:002009-04-28T12:56:00.000-04:00Very smart move Senator.
The only Republicans lef...Very smart move Senator.<br /><br />The only Republicans left in PA are of the "frothy" Rick Santorum variety, and they love Toomey...Who makes Santorum look like a left wing operative in comparison.<br /><br />I think this was inevitable.PridePresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04101864860065461461noreply@blogger.com