The Arlen Specter Blah Blah
Arlen Specter is now a democrat. Big deal.
The only surprising aspect of this move is that the Pennsylvania senator is pretending his decision has something to do with personal values. Now my mama always said not to judge other people, so you might think I’m being rough on the nouveau democrat. The problem is that mama also said “don’t be an idiot.”
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Specter says the republican party left him as he waxed nostalgic over the good old Reagan days. Anybody who hasn’t had their head up Al Gore’s derriere for the past six years can tell you the republicans have moved closer to the democratic party. Reagan’s republican party saw their leader win 49 states. Specter’s republican party managed to throw up all over itself through two election cycles. 
Everyone knows that Arlen Specter is getting spanked in the polls these days. The recent figure splashed across headlines gave contender Pat Toomey a 21 point lead. That kind of blackjack hand beats a joker like Specter any day.
The only significance of Arlen Specter is that he was one of 100 senators. That and he sounds just like McGruff the Crime Dog. Like so many endless incumbents, he just hasn’t been relevant for years. These entrenched politicians spend a majority of time securing the next election victory.
Specter knows that his slipping popularity is not likely in an era when Americans consistently disapprove of congressional leaders over 70% of the time yet still vote the fools back into office nearly 3 out of 4 times. Even bitter, old John Murtha managed to win reelection after insulting his voting base TWICE! Then again, Murtha is a democrat. Now Specter wants to join him.
All throughout American history, bad politicians have relied on idiots going to the polls. Specter had to really screw up to lose his stranglehold on the zombie constituents incapable of voting for someone different over the past quarter century.
So now Specter is a democrat. He may not even be able to win theirprimary. Sure Obama and Harry Reid say they’ll back him, but dems don’t care about Specter and they will ditch him the instant he loses political value to them.
So in conclusion, who cares? The republican party shouldn’t because they could use some standards. Instead they’ll probably burn over losing power when they should be recommitting to long lost principles, setting a clear agenda, and moving forward.
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I enjoyed your insight. These old northeast mossy-backed liberal Republicans never liked President Reagan and road his coattails for all of the 80′s. For Specter to wax nostalgic about the Reagan years makes me mad enough to want to kick bunnies(almost).
If you don’t mind, I’d like to add you to my blog roll. It won’t get you a lot of new traffic, but I’ll remember to use the link!
Thanks for checking in. I’ve also considered booting a bunny or too over the past months. But then I just turn off the news. Glad to be on your roll.
Actually I heard Specter openly admitting that he made the switch mostly because he wouldn’t have won the primary. I was surprised to hear a politician openly admit that they had no principles and basically operate to further their own career haha kudos to Specter for at least being honest about the fact that he is spineless…
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Hey there
Enjoyed you blog, and I have read a few of the other ones as well. Take a look at my blog: drmyers.wordpress.com; dealing with Specter (http://drmyers.wordpress.com/2009/04/29/personal-or-political-specter-jumps-ship/).
I’d love to dialog with you about perhaps placing a link there so my readers could take a look at what you’re doing.
Again, keep up the suburb work!
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