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| Specter Vote For Stimulus Hurts Him Back Home |
| 2009-02-14 |
| Senator Arlen Specter is one of only three Republicans to support the economic stimulus bill in Congress, and the latest Rasmussen Reports survey in Pennsylvania shows that his position is costing him support back home. Just 31% of Keystone State voters say are more likely to vote for Specter because of his position on the stimulus package while 40% are less likely to do so. Arlen knows perfectly well that by the next time he's up for election all this will be forgotten. He'll campaign on having Led the Fight™ for something to do with children or puppies or both. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 National Institute of Mental Health I had thought Arlen's pet cause was the National Institute for Marble-Mouthed Idiocy. But maybe you're right. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2009-02-14 17:04 |
| #9 Ladies and gentlemen you next Secretary of Commerce... |
| Posted by: regular joe 2009-02-14 16:37 |
| #8 If we are lucky maybe his vote will knock him out of office and the people in Pennsylvania will get a real representative in Congress. Dump Murtha too. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-02-14 11:23 |
| #7 Spector only voted for the Stimulus because it provided 30 million for one of his pet projects. I believe it was the National Institute of Mental Health, but I could be wrong. Posted by Deacon Blues And Pelosi got $30 Mil for her mouse pet project. Apparently the market price of rodents is $30 million. Arlen should retire and die in whichever order is best according to God |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-02-14 11:22 |
| #6 Arlen, die. Just die and go to hell. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-02-14 10:53 |
| #5 People are still PO'd about the Whiskey excise. :) |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-02-14 10:47 |
| #4 And to the constituents of the Democrats who voted against it, and to the constituents of nearly all of the Republicans which combined could number into the hundreds of millions of Americans, Barry, Reid, Pelosi say shut up and go to hell! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-02-14 09:42 |
| #3 Spector only voted for the Stimulus because it provided 30 million for one of his pet projects. I believe it was the National Institute of Mental Health, but I could be wrong. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2009-02-14 09:36 |
| #2 I disagree about Arlen's future. Part of Penna. turning blue is that the RINOS have left the GOP. Arlen's base in Montgomery, Bucks, Delaware and Chester Counties is no longer blue and will not be able to support him in the primaries. The west is furious. People are still PO'd about the Whiskey excise. Fast Eddie's quandary will be whether to move to open primaries so voters don't get a choice in the general or to let the trunks become a permanent minority as in other one party states. The seat will turn officially blue in 2010. But it has been for some time any way. Thanks to George Bush. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-02-14 06:36 |
| #1 not nearly as much as his vote is hurting the rest of us... and our kids... and grandkids... and... |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2009-02-14 02:57 |