“I am supporting the economic stimulus package for one simple reason: The country cannot afford not to take action.”—Arlen Specter (R)

This is like saying: my weight is going up at crisis levels so I support eating more cake and ice cream because I can’t afford to not take action. This agrument that we must do something, anything, even if it’s the wrong thing because inaction is unacceptable has got to be the lamest argument ever.

I can only hope, seriously, misforturne finds him soon.

madmonkphotog on February 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM

Shame on you for such a negative wish. God, this blog has attracted some horrible human beings.

I can only hope, seriously, misforturne finds him soon.

madmonkphotog on February 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM

Hate to ask this…you mean, like a recurrence of cancer?

I can only hope, seriously, misforturne finds him soon.

madmonkphotog on February 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM

Hate to ask this…you mean, like a recurrence of cancer?

Why do people in South carolina keep voting for Lindsay Graham?

I will tell you, my two senators, Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn went turncoat on the bank bail out, and just as I promised, I will never vote for either of them anymore, no matter who runs against them. Further, when Ms. Baily-Hutchison goes to run for governor, I am going to volunteer to work for her opposition, just as I promised her when she went turncoat on the immigration bill.

I can only hope, seriously, misforturne finds him soon.

madmonkphotog on February 9, 2009 at 4:52 PM

WTF?

I know judges like this guy. Thinks his power makes him immune.

Time for the Samuel Colt solution – The Colt made all men truly equal.

BuckeyeSam on February 9, 2009 at 4:14 PM

Eeeeeeeewwwwwww!

The supposed rationale behind the Bush/Santorum support for Specter (even though he never exhibited reciprocal support) was that the party should support its incumbents. And, with Specter having a senior position on the Judiciary Committee, Bush was relying on Specter to support his nominees for the Supreme Court.

Several years ago, i learned from some Philadelphians in the more affluent suburbs (and this couple was Democrat) that Specter himself was a Democrat, persuaded to switch parties in order to provide a contest for the senatorial seat.

Specter’s judicial sympathies lie with the superiority of the World Court in Belgium. He is not a country-first politico.

Specter is despised in western PA for the hatchet job he had done on Bork.

sandlin71 on February 9, 2009 at 5:32 PM

I just sent my email, too. I doubt he cares, but he just lost another PA voter.

“Those Quislings who sold out the patriot game”.

He’s the reason we don’t have Bourke on the SCOTUS and wound up with (GAG) Kennedy instead, too. Why in the HELL does the RNSCC keep supporting him?

I’ve mailed Michael Steele voicing my devout hope that the Republican party will not support any of these 3 sellouts in future elections.

He must have over-indulged on the arugala Cannabis.

artist on February 9, 2009 at 3:44 PM

Fixed it for you!

how sad for this country. how sad for my children.
wonder what the maine dames got for their support? a little steak on the oval office rug?

She’s on the mark with her criticism and and calling him out on his lie about Feldstein and his inability to name a single economist who likes this POS bill.