Who Will Specter's Switch Help in the Long Run?

By U.S. News Staff

April 29, 2009 RSS Feed Print

Writes John Farrell on Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter's move from the Republican to the Democratic Party: "It could be bad for the Obama administration, and bad for the country. The big thing the Democrats suffer from now is arrogance. The big thing that Republicans suffer from is ideological rigidity. Specter's defection reinforces both trends." Is Farrell right? Who is Specter's switch good for? The Democrats? The Republicans? The country? None of the above? Post your thoughts.

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Arlen Specter is No Rubber Stamp... "I will continue my independent voting and follow my conscience." Even though I often disagree with the Senator, his decisions are based on the facts, common sense and The Constitution, not party line emotion. Hopefully, he will continue to be an independent voice of reason for ALL Americans.

jpinsatx of TX 10:54AM April 30, 2009

We don't need another imposter, we already have one in our president!

Evelyne of FL 8:29PM April 29, 2009

Another vote for the Democrats in the Senate helps them.

Clinton stole the Republicans' thunder with welfare reform, declaring the era of big government over, and budget surpluses; while Bush grabbed Democrat ideas like ruining education with federal interference, massive borrow-and-spend, elevating incompetent affirmative action minorities like Dr. Rice and Alberto Gonzales to high office, and giving the country away to Mexican illegal aliens.

I don't think either party has much philosophy other than getting re-elected and running around like chickens without heads trying to figure out what to do about the economy and war using their little peanut sized brains.

Luther of IL 5:06PM April 29, 2009

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