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Senator Specter says Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie queen. We may have to do some research on this.Senator Specter says Romney has changed positions more often than a pornographic movie... more
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Cincinatti Bengals NFL star Chad Ochocinco is "at peace" with being eliminated from Dancing With the Stars last night. Ochocinco and partner Cheryl Burke were not suprised they were the pair chosen to go home on Tuesday's DWTS results show.Cincinatti Bengals NFL star Chad Ochocinco is "at peace" with being... more
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A radio debate between Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (D) and Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann (R) on Thursday grew especially heated when the senator told the conservative congresswoman she ought to “act like a lady.”
For Full Story and AUDIO/VIDEO of Specters Sexist rant......http://ctpatriot1970.wordpress.com/2010/01/22/video-douche-bag-arlen-specter-to-michele-bachmann-act-like-a-lady-sexism-too/
As Bachmann finished describing tax policies she would ideally pursue in 2010, Specter began his response, criticizing the congresswoman for dodging the original question. That discussion became tense, as Bachmann continued to talk over Specter, prompting the Pennsylvania senator to charge: “Now wait a minute. I’ll stop and you can talk… I’ll treat you like a lady. So act like one.”A radio debate between Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter (D) and Minnesota Rep. Michele... more
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Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter, until last April a Republican, has pulled out the jams in his criticisms of his former party, telling Fox News Sunday that the GOP has become a "party of obstructionism."
But that obstructionism won't stop substantial health care reform from being passed, Specter implied, saying that the public option for health care being debated in Congress is "gaining momentum."
"I'm not prepared to [concede] at all," Specter told Fox News' Chris Wallace. "I think the public option is gaining momentum. We had a forceful speech by President Obama yesterday on his Saturday talk show, emphasizing the importance of a robust public option."
Added the senator: "I'm not going to step back a bit."Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter, until last April a Republican, has pulled... more
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Inside sources are saying that the “Gang of 14” might be resurrected to push this health care bill down the throats of millions of American’s.Inside sources are saying that the “Gang of 14” might be resurrected to... more
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The Senate last night stripped Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) of his seniority on committees, a week after the 29-year veteran of the chamber quit the Republican Party to join the Democrats.
In announcing his move across the aisle last week, Specter asserted that Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) had assured him he would retain his seniority in the Senate and on the five committees on which he serves. Specter's tenure ranked him ahead of all but seven Democrats.
Instead, though, on a voice vote last night, the Senate approved a resolution that made Specter the most junior Democrat on four committees for the remainder of this Congress. (He will rank second from last on the fifth, the Special Committee on Aging.) Reid himself read the resolution on the Senate floor, underscoring the reversal.
Democrats have suggested that they will consider revisiting Specter's seniority claim at the committee level only after next year's midterm elections.
"This is all going to be negotiated next Congress," Jim Manley, a Reid spokesman, said last night.The Senate last night stripped Sen. Arlen Specter (Pa.) of his seniority on... more
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President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed Arlen Specter's conversion to the Democratic Party, while Specter vowed that he'll be an asset as Obama tries to get his ambitious agenda through Congress.President Barack Obama on Wednesday hailed Arlen Specter's conversion to the... more
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Arlen Specter's abrupt move to switch allegiance to President Barack Obama's Democratic Party was a sharp blow to Republicans and will likely generate more soul-searching for the minority party.
His decision to seek re-election as a Democrat next year was a nakedly political move to hang on to power.
* If he had remained a Republican, he faced a tough challenge for the party's nomination in Pennsylvania's 2010 Senate race from conservative Pat Toomey. The moderate Specter beat Toomey in a tight primary in 2004 but faced an even tougher battle this time.
* As far as the Republican base was concerned, his biggest Achilles' heel was his support for Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus bill. That bill passed the U.S. Congress in February with support from only three Republicans -- Specter and Maine senators Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe.
* Specter's announcement sharply criticized Republicans, who lost control of the U.S. Congress in 2006, and lost the White House and more seats in Congress in 2008. "I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans," his statement said.
* Republicans have been trying to figure out how to rebuild as a party. Some leading figures, such as strategist Steve Schmidt, who ran John McCain's presidential campaign last year, have said the party needs to have a more open-arms policy, and be more welcoming of gays and immigrants.
* Republican strategist John Feehery said Republican leaders in the Senate did all they could to hang on to Specter. More broadly, however, he said: "What it says about the party is they have to make a determination on whether they want to be in the majority or whether they want to be intellectually pure."WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senator Arlen Specter's abrupt move to switch allegiance... more
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