Specter, the Poster Child for Term Limits

Yesterday I wrote a quick bit about Arlen Specter's defection after hearing a short bit on the radio stating he'd switched. I hadn't heard his words regarding the move when I wrote it.

Guess he answered all my questions: it's nothing but political survival.

After a lifetime as claiming to be a Republican he's willing to say to heck with principles, I want to stay in power so I'm turning my back on whatever I told you I believed in? He says flat out that he's switching parties simply because he couldn't win as a Republican.

He is the poster child for term limits. The egos get so darned big, they get so entrenched in power and games, that they forget why they're there. They forget about principles.

Someone pointed out to me yesterday that Lieberman switched when the going got tough. Yep, he did. But he moved to a tougher position as an Independent. Being an Independent gives you the flexibility of voting left or right. He made the switch for the same reasons basically that Specter did, but he didn't trash his party, he continued to claim it. He just picked a neutral ticket and openly said he was still a Democrat.

Specter left for the left. He made a deal with his political devil, sold his soul, just to stay in office. Why? Because he thinks he is that important?

Years back when I first went into management, one of my bosses told me something that has stuck with me through the years. He said that at the point someone thought they were indispensable, they WERE indispensable.

Specter made a choice that shows he thinks he's indispensable.

He's not and I hope he learns that lesson the hard way, by losing.

Finally Specter Gets Honest... Maybe.

Arlen Specter is finally on the side of the aisle many of us figured he really should have been on all along. Unfortunately, taking on the technical title of Democrat isn't going to help the Republican cause any as now we won't be able to count on him to even try to act like a conservative.

My biggest concern at the moment is card-check. He was for it, then said he'd vote against it... but now that he's a certified (certifiable?) Democrat will he switch again and give them the vote that puts another nail in the coffin Barack Obama and friends are building for America?

Lots of questions.

You have to wonder what's going on in Specter's mind. He's had all the health problems which could result in someone either getting real honest with themselves or have them wigging out completely. I've had friends go both ways under similar circumstances.

Is Specter just getting back at all the Republicans who've been trashing him since he gave Obama the ability to mire our kids and future grandkids in debt they'll never rise above? Is he just being pragmatic, realizing he has zero chance of winning as a Republican so he's making himself the darling of the Democrats so he can hang in there another election cycle?

Lots of questions.

Only Specter knows the answer.

No matter what the reason, he's now hurting Republicans even worse than he was when he was a liberal Republican.
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Toomey isn't going to take on Arlen Specter

Yesterday at the Fayette County (GA) Republican Convention a friend and I were discussing Pennsylvania Republican Arlen Specter's defection from the Republican Party and conservative values. It seems he's going to have a tough election next year and he'll be depending on true conservative Republican's to come out and support him. Well, if he votes for the stimulus, I think he can kiss what's left of that support goodbye.

If a good solid conservative Republican runs against him, I'm going to send a donation and do whatever I can to help him or her unseat Specter.

My friend, Jane, mentioned that Pat Toomey had run against Specter in the last election and probably would have won if not for the Party's support of their friend.

I think with Michael Steele at the helm of the RNC we'll see less "good old boy's club" politics and more support for those who walk the walk.

I took a look this morning to see if Toomey might be willing to try again. Seems he's going to run for Governor and won't be trying to unseat Specter. I'm going to keep my eye on Specter's race.

The Republican Party is making strides to get back on track. I think it took this recent election to really shake things up and make some realize they'd strayed from the principles that the Party is built upon. I also think that the grassroots needs to be more involved in all critical elections, not just those in our neck of the woods.

Toomey not taking on Specter

Allentown Morning Call's Josh Drobnyk has the scoop that Club for Growth president Pat Toomey is exploring a run for governor of Pennsylvania, and has decided against taking on Sen. Arlen Specter in a GOP primary:

Former Lehigh Valley Congressman Pat Toomey has begun formally exploring a run for governor, setting up a meeting with area GOP donors as he assesses his potential candidacy in 2010.

Toomey, president of the anti-tax group The Club for Growth, is scheduled to sit down with several influential and deep-pocketed Lehigh Valley Republicans in early February to “discuss his thinking of a possible gubernatorial run,” according to an e-mail invitation sent out Friday on behalf of Arcadia Properties founder Richard Thulin.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/scorecard/0109/Toomey_not_taking_on_Specter.html