Arlen Specter: Don’t let the door hit you in the…..
Posted by annanix on May 11, 2009
After being asked what I thought about Specter’s party switcheroo I had many thoughts. The first thought was that it wasn’t very surprising. If it walks like a Democrat, talks like a Democrat, looks like a Democrat, well you know the rest. Specter hasn’t been loved by the GOP for quite a while. Becoming a Republican more than 40 years ago did nothing for changing his liberal stances. Google him and you will see that the love comes from the liberal side of the blogosphere. Someone I once knew used the term, “Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish” and it certainly seems appropriate here.
Specter is a cancer survivor and for that he shall be commended. He has very understandable reasons to be passionate about cancer research. Being passionate can be displayed in many different ways. His recent interview stating that the life of Jack Kemp could have been saved if Congress had listened to him and spent more money on research, well that was more along the lines of political agenda than passion. I imagine that this is true in Specter’s brain, it is probably never enough when you have personally dealt with cancer. The Republican controlled congress did, however, increase the spending for health research approximately 7% each year.
The GOP needs much work before assuming power in 2010. It can, and should, be done but there has to be organization happening! Weeding out the, well weeds, will do nothing but help the party come election season.
