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To: Sully- who wrote (71500)	4/29/2009 1:39:29 PM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) of 90947

Suprise Party April 28th, 2009 · 30 Comments · Politics and Culture Arlen Specter is going to bat for the other team: Mr. Specter, who provided President Barack Obama the critical vote for his $787 billion stimulus plan, faced a powerful challenge in 2010 from former Rep. Pat Toomey, who hoped to unseat Mr. Specter in a Republican primary. Mr. Specter met personally with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada to inform him of his decision, a Reid spokesman said. Based on his voting record in the past, I wonder if anyone will notice the difference? Update: TNR says, “Welcome aboard.” When a politician switches parties, it’s customary for the party he’s abandoned to denounce him as an unprincipled hack, and the party he’s joined to praise him as a brave convert who’s genuinely seen the light. But I think it’s pretty clear that Specter is an unprincipled hack. If his best odds of keeping his Senate seat lay in joining the Communist party, he’d probably do that. ... I’d find more cause for celebration, but it seems to me that this is emblematic of a hubris that doesn’t need former Republicans. neptunuslex.com

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