Snarlin' Arlen Has No Fangs

Contrary to his claims, the Dems voted against allowing Specter to keep his seniority, thereby stripping him of his one big advantage while running in a primary, or for re-election in a general. One possible scenario for what happened is simply too rich to overlook. Biden spoke with Specter multiple times on the switch. Did Biden's mouth write a check his clout couldn't cash?

Without any assurance of seniority, Specter loses a major weapon in his campaign to win reelection in 2010: the ability to claim that his nearly 30 years of Senate service places him in key positions to benefit his constituents.

Specter is trapped. He can't switch back. If he doesn't vote like a card carrying Dem, they can primary him. And they might do that anyway. If he does cave to go Left, he looks like a neutered puppet, which hurts him in 2010.

No matter how you slice it, Specter's switch has left him looking either weak, or the fool - and disloyal to boot. And that's the likely ending to a storied political career of a politician who swithed parties, not once but twice.

If it's all due to Biden, that's just icing on the cake.

Comments

[Steve]

OUTSTANDING POST! Poetic justice!!

COMMON CENTS
http://www.commoncts.blogspot.com

[IslamoLlama]

"-- Specter is trapped. He can't switch back. If he doesn't vote like a card carrying Dem, they can primary him. And they might do that anyway. If he does cave to go Left, he looks like a neutered puppet, which hurts him in 2010.

No matter how you slice it, Specter's switch has left him looking either weak, or the fool - and disloyal to boot. And that's the likely ending to a storied political career of a politician who swithed parties, not once but twice. --"

This can only be good for John McCain!

[DavidL]

Senator Arlen "Scottish Law" Specter a fool! Well citing Scottish law made Specter sound like a fool. Leave it to Dirty Harry Reid to make it official.

[Philip McDaniel]

"This can only be good for John McCain!"
Talk about a non sequitur!

[Martin]

And what's good for John McCain is good for.....errrrm, John McCain?

Specter looks like the unprincipled, disloyal egomaniac that he is.

[IslamoLlama]

The unprincipled, disloyal egomaniac with a 70% GOP voting record. Yeah, it would be a damn shame to see him go.

[WBestPresidentEver]

He is all washed up. He should just go ahead and resign.
What a poor foolish mixed up human.
A sad, selfish, self centered jerk-off.

[SacTownMan]

Sorry but no one is sheading any tears for Benedict Arlen there Lame-O.

Maybe if he had just voted with his party that other 30% he would still be here instead of sleeping with you trolls!

Happy cinco de quatro bro!

[Typical White Person]

Specter should be happy he is not the cornerstone of the new Acorn Headquarters in Chicago. Anyone stupid enough to believe Obama & Co deserves the dunce hat

[Rich K]

I beleive Otter offered Flounder the following advice after trusting his road trip buddies:Hey, you fucked up, you trusted us. Now my advice to you is to start drink heavily!!
I assume the dems will be picking up Arlens bar tab,,,

[Neo]

As far as Arlen Specter is concerned, it’s not about driving “moderates” from the Republican Party, it’s about the secret plan to send all imbeciles to the Democratic Party.

The downside of this plan is that the number of imbeciles was underestimated .. speaks volumes about the state of education.

Meanwhile, Arlen Specter has shown that his “imbecile” status is well deserved.

[Neo]

The upside for Republicans, given Specter's treatment by the Democrats, is that it is now unlikely that any of the other "moderate" Republicans will bolt to the Democratic Party.

For this I give a big "thumbs up" to the Democrats. Good Job.

[seekeronos]

No really. The Dems can have Olympia Snowe and that other token GOP senator from N.E.

[IslamoLlama]

"-- No really. The Dems can have Olympia Snowe and that other token GOP senator from N.E. --"

Susan Collins, also from Maine.