WillowTree
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He deserved just exactly what was dished to him.. he thought he was fucking over the Republicans and instead,,
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What tough guy responses? You mean not checking with that fucktard Reid before he opens his mouth? I wouldn't. Then again, I consider people that support the likes of Pelosi, Reid, Kennedy, Kerry and Murtha to be blind partisan hacks, stupid or both.
What you're saying is Specter won't blindly follow along with what the party says like the rest of the Democrat sheeple.
I feel the same way about people who support Republican policy even if they claim they are Indes.
I don't think it's supporting republican policy, it's more the ideology of being more liberal or being more conservative. I'm one of those "Indies."
Arlan was a sucker.
Why should the Dems give him anything?
The Brits kept their bargain with Bendict Arnold, but he was treated as a pariah. Nobody likes traitors. Even the side that accepts them. They are used for what they are worth but there is never any trust.
I feel the same way about people who support Republican policy even if they claim they are Indes.
I don't think it's supporting republican policy, it's more the ideology of being more liberal or being more conservative. I'm one of those "Indies."
So? Are you an Inde who mainly supports Republicans? I haven't been here very long but that is how I see Gunny. Also, it seems everyone to the left of Tom Delay is a partisan hack in his eyes.
Arlen Specter gets his commuppence...
Many Democrats have called the deal to switch Specter to the D. side engineered by Biden and Reid "boneheaded".
In a statement Wednesday afternoon, Specter said that Majority Leader Harry Reid had promised him that he would keep his seniority.
But how could Reid speak for all the other Senate Democrats who might be called on to give up an important committee assignment so that Specter could take up their slots?
But soon after the switch, Reid read a resolution on the Senate floor Tuesday making Specter the most junior Democrat on four of his five committee assignments. That, after Reid allegedly promised him that he would retain his seniority if he switched from the Republican to the Democratic party.
Sen. (Harry) Reid assured me that I would keep my committee assignments and that I would have the same seniority as if I had been elected as a Democrat in 1980, Specter said. It was understood that the issue of subcommittee chairmanships would not be decided until after the 2010 election. Some members of the caucus have raised concerns about my seniority, so the caucus will vote on my seniority at the same time subcommittee chairmanships are confirmed after the 2010 election. I am confident my seniority will be maintained under the arrangement I worked out with Sen. Reid.
Arlen Specter gets his commuppence...
Many Democrats have called the deal to switch Specter to the D. side engineered by Biden and Reid "boneheaded".
Well biden IS a bonehead, so they may be right.
Democrats welcomed him with open arms. He needs to shut up and go to work.
Puh-lease. Doing him a favor? He's too far right for the Democrats. They don't want him. They want his vote in the Senate. Nothing more. As is obvious. Sit in the corner, shut up, and vote how we tell you.
Well, that's a conundrum. I'm sure he's feeling betrayed, so he may now vote against the dems. But if he does that, he may not get his seniority back next term. But without seniority, he may not get re-elected.
I don't think it's supporting republican policy, it's more the ideology of being more liberal or being more conservative. I'm one of those "Indies."
So? Are you an Inde who mainly supports Republicans? I haven't been here very long but that is how I see Gunny. Also, it seems everyone to the left of Tom Delay is a partisan hack in his eyes.
I can't speak for Gunny, but for myself, I am conservative. Neither party fits my beliefs, so I go with the one that will do the least amount of damage with my views. I used to vote basically for both parties...but now I'm forced to vote more republican than democrat.
My Grandfather once told me to always vote for your wallet. I never forgot that.
So? Are you an Inde who mainly supports Republicans? I haven't been here very long but that is how I see Gunny. Also, it seems everyone to the left of Tom Delay is a partisan hack in his eyes.
I can't speak for Gunny, but for myself, I am conservative. Neither party fits my beliefs, so I go with the one that will do the least amount of damage with my views. I used to vote basically for both parties...but now I'm forced to vote more republican than democrat.
My Grandfather once told me to always vote for your wallet. I never forgot that.
So you aren't an Inde. Not that it matters to me, I don't run around calling anyone who disagrees with me a partisan hack.
How did voting for Republicans help your wallet in the early to mid 2000s? I kept my job and got a raise every year but I don't attribute that to successful economic policy during that time. Iow, I'm sure your grandfather is a very smart guy but you can't rely on government to make sure your wallet is stuffed with money.
Arlan was a sucker.
Why should the Dems give him anything?
No, he was simply assuming too much. He has Obama going to bat for him, what more does he want? You all are trying very hard to make it seem like Arlan was being seduced. He wasn't, he was about to lose the primary and the Democrats helped him stay afloat.
What the hell did he expect... That's what happens when you make deals with Democrats.....Dumbass.
Newsmax.com - Specter Humiliated: Democrats Strip GOP Defector of Rank
Democrats welcomed him with open arms. He needs to shut up and go to work.
Here's some gossip from Minnesota. I'm new here, so if I make a mistake and need a link or something, please let me know.
I better set this up. As you know, last November Al Franken ran for the Senate seat held by Norm Coleman, and Coleman won by more than 600 votes, IIRC. That meant there would be a challenge - and we know how Democrats count votes. Not only is our secretary of state, who supervised the recount - Mark Richie - a Dem, he was affiliated with Acorn.
When Franken hired the lawyer that enabled Christine Gregoire (sp) to defeat Dino Rossi for governor of Washington - after multiple counts - we knew what we were in for. Every time a change in the count was announced, it went in Franken's favor. That just isn't the way things work in real life.
Anyway, Franken's team has cheated, and put him ahead a couple hundred votes; but he hasn't been seated. Coleman has it tied up in court, so Minnesota only has one Senator right now - Amy Klobuchar, a former prosecutor who is in her first term.
The rumor is that Obama is considering her for the vacant Supreme Court seat. If she's nominated and confirmed, that leaves her Senate seat open - and as I understand it our Governor, Tim Pawlenty, would choose someone to finish out her term.
Tim is a Republican - and I think there's a good possibility he'd choose Norm Coleman to fill that vacancy. Then, Franken would be seated, and so would Coleman.
Strange world, huh?
Arlan was a sucker.
Why should the Dems give him anything?
No, he was simply assuming too much. He has Obama going to bat for him, what more does he want? You all are trying very hard to make it seem like Arlan was being seduced. He wasn't, he was about to lose the primary and the Democrats helped him stay afloat.
Yeah, the hell with what his constituents wanted and to hell with the people who elected him and he was supposed to represent, it's all about keeping the power, right? And you advocate for politicians like this? Pathetic.