I was willing to give Specter the benefit of the doubt when he abruptly switched from being a Republican to an Obama Democrat. I mean, the guy has been a loyal, moderate, Republican since 1980, and it must have hurt to have his party turn on him like they did.
That said, this new Arlen Specter is not "new" and he's no Democrat. First, he made it clear that he would continue to oppose the Employee Free Choice Act....the single most important piece of labor legislation to come along in decades. Then he made it clear that he was not too excited about a health care plan that would do anything to cut into the huge profits being made by the insurance companies. And today, he said he supports seating the loser of the Minnesota Senate race, Republican Norm Coleman, over the winner, Al Franken. His stated reason for supporting the loser Coleman? Coleman is Jewish, and the Senate needs a Jewish Republican now that Specter has changed parties.
I'm sorry, but Specter is no Democrat. He is a selfish little man with a sudden realization that he is mortal.
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