Comments on: Specter: The Dems Can Have Him http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/ Navigating Twenty-Something Suburban Life Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:38:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dorie http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/comment-page-1/#comment-878 Dorie Wed, 29 Apr 2009 20:51:18 +0000 http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/?p=287#comment-878 @Rachel - I hope you go Green! I think you would be a great asset to their party. @Carmella - Yet the PA Dem site seems so happy to have him... @Reaganite Republican Resistance - This whole thing reminds me of someone getting fired and their response is to scream out "You can't fire me!!! I quit!!!" As if it would change something. It doesn't. @Rachel – I hope you go Green! I think you would be a great asset to their party.

@Carmella – Yet the PA Dem site seems so happy to have him…

@Reaganite Republican Resistance – This whole thing reminds me of someone getting fired and their response is to scream out “You can’t fire me!!! I quit!!!” As if it would change something. It doesn’t.

]]> By: Reaganite Republican Resistance http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/comment-page-1/#comment-876 Reaganite Republican Resistance Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:39:23 +0000 http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/?p=287#comment-876 This cynical, self-serving move had absolutely nothing to do with values, policy, or any high-minded thinking of any kind- though President Obama surely would like for you to think that. Everybody knows he did it because he was down 21% in the polls leading-up to the GOP primary for his seat- and Joey Pluggs made a deal with him, he already admitted as such. The sad truth is that this hack has spent three decades in the Senate, while accomplishing little. And Barack and him have a lot in common- as unprincipled political opportunists, I’m sure they’ll get along just great. Just a little over a month ago, the Senator said in an interview that he wouldn’t switch parties due to the importance of checks and balances. And back in 2001, Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, proposed a rule forbidding party switches… he was upset when Vt Sen. Jim Jeffords’ left the GOP to become an independent. Who knows what the truth is with this guy, you’ll never get it from him. With all due respect, Senator- don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Nobody on our side’s going to miss you. This cynical, self-serving move had absolutely nothing to do with values, policy, or any high-minded thinking of any kind- though President Obama surely would like for you to think that.

Everybody knows he did it because he was down 21% in the polls leading-up to the GOP primary for his seat- and Joey Pluggs made a deal with him, he already admitted as such. The sad truth is that this hack has spent three decades in the Senate, while accomplishing little.

And Barack and him have a lot in common- as unprincipled political opportunists, I’m sure they’ll get along just great.

Just a little over a month ago, the Senator said in an interview that he wouldn’t switch parties due to the importance of checks and balances.

And back in 2001, Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, proposed a rule forbidding party switches… he was upset when Vt Sen. Jim Jeffords’ left the GOP to become an independent.

Who knows what the truth is with this guy, you’ll never get it from him.

With all due respect, Senator- don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Nobody on our side’s going to miss you.

]]> By: Reaganite Republican Resistance http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/comment-page-1/#comment-875 Reaganite Republican Resistance Wed, 29 Apr 2009 19:38:32 +0000 http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/?p=287#comment-875 This cynical, self-serving move had absolutely nothing to do with values, policy, or any high-minded thinking of any kind- though President Obama surely would like for you to think that. Everybody knows he did it because he was down 21% in the polls leading-up to the GOP primary for his seat- and Joey Pluggs made a deal with him, he already admitted as such. The sad truth is that this hack has spent three decades in the Senate, while accomplishing little. And Barack and him have a lot in common- as unprincipled political opportunists, I’m sure they’ll get along just great. Just a little over a month ago, the Senator said in an interview that he wouldn’t switch parties due to the importance of checks and balances. And back in 2001, Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, proposed a rule forbidding party switches… he was upset when Vt Sen. Jim Jeffords’ left the GOP to become an independent. Who knows what the truth is with this guy, you’ll never get it from him. With all due respect, Senator- don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Nobody on our side’s going to miss you. http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com This cynical, self-serving move had absolutely nothing to do with values, policy, or any high-minded thinking of any kind- though President Obama surely would like for you to think that.

Everybody knows he did it because he was down 21% in the polls leading-up to the GOP primary for his seat- and Joey Pluggs made a deal with him, he already admitted as such. The sad truth is that this hack has spent three decades in the Senate, while accomplishing little.

And Barack and him have a lot in common- as unprincipled political opportunists, I’m sure they’ll get along just great.

Just a little over a month ago, the Senator said in an interview that he wouldn’t switch parties due to the importance of checks and balances.

And back in 2001, Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, proposed a rule forbidding party switches… he was upset when Vt Sen. Jim Jeffords’ left the GOP to become an independent.

Who knows what the truth is with this guy, you’ll never get it from him.

With all due respect, Senator- don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Nobody on our side’s going to miss you.

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com

]]> By: Carmella Tress http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/comment-page-1/#comment-874 Carmella Tress Wed, 29 Apr 2009 14:56:43 +0000 http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/?p=287#comment-874 I almost called you when I heard the news, cause I was dying to hear your thoughts!! As a Dem, we don't want him, either. :) I almost called you when I heard the news, cause I was dying to hear your thoughts!! As a Dem, we don’t want him, either. :)

]]> By: Rachel http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/2009/04/29/specter-the-dems-can-have-him/comment-page-1/#comment-873 Rachel Wed, 29 Apr 2009 11:56:29 +0000 http://www.dorieannmorgan.com/?p=287#comment-873 What if you're green party? ;o) (I've been tempted to go Green for a while now... the only thing preventing me is that there's no point in voting in primaries if you're a registered Green candidate, and I love voting and vote in as many elections as possible. Stupid Pennsylvania. The other states have it right, primaries should not be separated by party... Or else, you should be able to have duel registration.) That being said, I think Specter is okay, I have no qualms with him like you do. I will say that I appreciate the fact that he IS a moderate, and always has been. There are so few of them in the senate, and so many of us out in real life. I didn't have the opportunity to ever vote for him before. Last time he was up for reelection was 2004 and my absentee ballot never came. It sucked. So yeah, no strong feelings one way or the other. I'll have to see who he's up against and then make my decision. What if you’re green party? ;o)

(I’ve been tempted to go Green for a while now… the only thing preventing me is that there’s no point in voting in primaries if you’re a registered Green candidate, and I love voting and vote in as many elections as possible. Stupid Pennsylvania. The other states have it right, primaries should not be separated by party… Or else, you should be able to have duel registration.)

That being said, I think Specter is okay, I have no qualms with him like you do. I will say that I appreciate the fact that he IS a moderate, and always has been. There are so few of them in the senate, and so many of us out in real life. I didn’t have the opportunity to ever vote for him before. Last time he was up for reelection was 2004 and my absentee ballot never came. It sucked.

So yeah, no strong feelings one way or the other. I’ll have to see who he’s up against and then make my decision.

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