Oh, so this is why the republicans are ape-shit about Specter?

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"Why would we want someone on board who does not share the president's judicial philosophy or his own party's?" asked Patrick Mahoney, the director of the Christian Defense Coalition

from this:
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/11/17/politics/17cnd-dela.html

So ... apparantly no one is entitled to their own opinions in the Republican party?

So, apparantly this guy doesn't understand the system of 'checks and balances' programmed into the constitution?

I mean, he is from some political interest group masquerading as a religious organization so that if anyone attacks them, they're being anti-christian, etc. etc.

Buh.
So much hate.

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:45 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh, and the rest of the article is about how the republicans are trying to protect DeLay since he gerrymandered texas to snag the extra house seats.

― trigonalmayhem (trigonalmayhem), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'll bet his not being a Christian is totally irrelevant

― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:49 (twenty-one years ago)

I didn't know that! What religion is he?

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:53 (twenty-one years ago)

rastafarian

― cinniblount (James Blount), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:54 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah he's old school rasta (a.k.a. jewish)

― Oh Shit, Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:55 (twenty-one years ago)

Plus, he totally fucked up Let It Be.

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

the gleam in the christian right's eye right now terrifies me--mr teeny keeps saying just wait, this is what we want, it'll bite them in the ass, but it's pretty frightening.

― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 19:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Advice for Specter:
http://www.newdonkey.com/2004/11/what-must-specter-do.html

― Krissy Duncan (kdruinscsayn), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 20:00 (twenty-one years ago)

Wonder if Anita Hill appreciates that Specter is such a strong advocate for liberal judiciary?

― briania (briania), Wednesday, 17 November 2004 20:32 (twenty-one years ago)

That'll teach you for coming up with the magic bullet

― Earl Warren (daveb), Thursday, 18 November 2004 02:10 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, you shoulda focused your efforts on the magic buffet.

woulda gotten more votes from seniors

― kingfish (Kingfish), Thursday, 18 November 2004 02:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Specter got the judiciary chair. Well he's not perfect, but, honestly, thank god.

― kyle (akmonday), Thursday, 18 November 2004 23:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Hm, strange waters indeed, though.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 18 November 2004 23:34 (twenty-one years ago)

good thing they felt the need to mention the number of filibusters... since the 5% amount is so huge...

― kingfish (Kingfish), Friday, 19 November 2004 00:26 (twenty-one years ago)

I keep seeing this thread as "Oh, so this is why the republicans are ape-shit about Spencer?"

― Orbit (Orbit), Friday, 19 November 2004 00:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Quite why the Republicans are ape-shit about Spencer will have to remain a mystery for the time being.

― Kevin Gilchrist (Mr Fusion), Friday, 19 November 2004 00:33 (twenty-one years ago)

What mystery? Who isn't ape-shit about Spencer?

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 00:35 (twenty-one years ago)

Uh, I thought this was about Phil.

― beanz (beanz), Friday, 19 November 2004 15:05 (twenty-one years ago)

Degraves?

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:25 (twenty-one years ago)

CAN I SPEAK TO YU DOOOSH PLEASE.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:26 (twenty-one years ago)

AH YOUR FATHER IS IN UR... YOUR MUTHER'S ASSHOLE

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

Al? Coholik?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

LISTEN, TELL ME WHERE YOU ARE, AND I WILL MEET YOU, AND CUT YOUR BELLY OPEN, I'LL SHOW YOU THE... THE... INSIDES. YOU WILL GET THE... ZEE ZEE... ON BOTHA YA CHEEKS.

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:31 (twenty-one years ago)

Is Red there? Yeah, let me talk to him.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:34 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.missioncreep.com/mw/tubebar/red.jpg

Rocky & Red

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:37 (twenty-one years ago)

http://spacelink.nasa.gov/NASA.Projects/Space.Science/Solar.System/Viking/Viking.Orbiter.Images/Mars.Frost.gif

Rocky & Red

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:38 (twenty-one years ago)

I have to hurt you now.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.crimelibrary.com/graphics/photos/terrorists_spies/assassins/jfk/12-7-Senator-Arlen-Specter.jpg

Rocky & Red

― donut christ (donut), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:39 (twenty-one years ago)

SHUT UP LITTLE MAN

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 19 November 2004 19:40 (twenty-one years ago)

germane to this subject: robert bork is a very, very bitter and very, very vindictive man w/ a very, very long memory. this is why it was right to fight his nomination back in 1987, and it is right to be very thankful that folks like sen. spector made sure that such a petty and nasty man as bork did NOT get a lifetime appointment to ANYTHING.

(in other words: this is ANOTHER reason why the jesus freak right hates arlen spector)

― Eisbär (llamasfur), Saturday, 20 November 2004 02:32 (twenty-one years ago)

I heart Dahlia Lithwick : http://www.slate.com/id/2109983/

― Krissy Duncan (kdruinscsayn), Saturday, 20 November 2004 03:04 (twenty-one years ago)

yes, but I am hoping that specter is savvy enough to know that this pledge he signed was horseshit and he was trying to get his appointment. it's not a binding legal agreement. he may as well fucking swear on a stack of magical honeydew melons that the sky is made of purple wax.

― kyle (akmonday), Saturday, 20 November 2004 03:42 (twenty-one years ago)

four years pass...

Well well well.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:10 (seventeen years ago)

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2009/04/28/specter_to_switch_parties.html?wprss=44

― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:11 (seventeen years ago)

As it says:

Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter will switch his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat and announced today that he will run in 2010 as a Democrat, according to a statement he released this morning.
Specter's decision would give Democrats a 60 seat filibuster proof majority in the Senate assuming Democrat Al Franken is eventually sworn in as the next Senator from Minnesota. (Former Sen. Norm Coleman is appealing Franken's victory in the state Supreme Court.)
"I have decided to run for re-election in 2010 in the Democratic primary," said Specter in a statement. "I am ready, willing and anxious to take on all comers and have my candidacy for re-election determined in a general election."
He added: "Since my election in 1980, as part of the Reagan Big Tent, the Republican Party has moved far to the right. Last year, more than 200,000 Republicans in Pennsylvania changed their registration to become Democrats. I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans."
Specter as a Democrat would also fundamentally alter the 2010 calculus in Pennsylvania as he was expected to face a difficult primary challenge next year from former Rep. Pat Toomey. The only announced Democrat in the race is former National Constitution Center head Joe Torsella although several other candidates are looking at the race.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:11 (seventeen years ago)

wow

― loaded forbear (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:14 (seventeen years ago)

i mean, it's pretty rational, but still

― loaded forbear (gabbneb), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

Is that for real? Ha ha!

― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:15 (seventeen years ago)

Talk about some political opportunism!

― Le présent se dégrade, d'abord en histoire, puis en (Michael White), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 16:16 (seventeen years ago)

Is this like Lieberman ?

― StanM, Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:04 (seventeen years ago)

more like Jeffords, actually.

― All that you should require of music is that it gets you laid. (Eisbaer), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 18:05 (seventeen years ago)

Sadly, this will do nothing to make the GOP sit back and rethink their ridiculous positions.
And even if it is mostly Specter not wanting to lose his senate seat, its still ballsy and he probably means what he said as well.

― Edward Aetheling (Viceroy), Tuesday, 28 April 2009 21:55 (seventeen years ago)

it's not remotely ballsy, but at least you all got to come for the first time since Jan 20th

― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 30 April 2009 11:44 (seventeen years ago)

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