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Specter Feels the Toomey Pressure
Arlen Specter has been a consistent supporter of organized labor, but he is siding with his Republican friends on card check (LINK).
Specter recently lashed out at fellow Republican Pat Toomey saying that Toomey (a consistent conservative) was like the AIG employees who received bonuses(LINK) . That’s funny. Pat Toomey was a very vocal opponent of the bailouts (LINK) that Specter voted for and which enabled the bonus scandal.
These statements followed Specter contemplating a run as an independent (LINK). The Senator passed on that because, unlike Joe Lieberman, he can’t lose in the PA primary and still enter as an independent. He would have to make the decision very soon.
It adds up to the same conclusion. Specter is feeling the heat. Specter may be trying to play the middle now, but even Joe Biden knows that he is a Democrat at heart. (LINK)
UPDATE:
Statement from Pat Toomey on Specter’s Conditional Reversal
“When Senator Specter does a flip flop, it’s worth checking the fine print. On the senate floor today he said: “I would be willing to reconsider Employees’ Free Choice legislation when the economy returns to normalcy.†In other words, if he thinks his political fortunes have improved, he will deny workers a secret ballot after all.†– Former Congressman Pat Toomey
What a weasel Specter is.
March 24th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
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