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Final thoughts on Specter’s switch

I have finally culminated my thoughts on the Arlen Specter switch. I’m sorry it took this long…

Senator John Cornyn from Texas, who chairs NRSC, endorsed Arlen Specter in the GOP primary before the “holy switch” because the GOP needed incumbents that fit their states. Specter was no doubt a liberal RINO, but the GOP in Pennsylvania needed him. He represented Pennsylvania for 29 years with an entertaining, “do what I want” independent streak and made this move to save his hide from the conservative right. If and when the GOP loses this Senate election next November, then it’ll finally regret losing Arlen Specter.

And if you look now, the GOP is trying to draft a moderate who can win because apparently Pat Toomey can’t. Although I believe anything is possible, a Toomey victory would be an accomplishment. He is losing to Joe Torsella in general election polling for god’s sake! So, isn’t the message that they think a true conservative can’t beat Specter, but we hate Specter and want him to leave our party and become a Democrat! Okay, what does the party want? Make up your mind, it’s not that hard!

Good job guys, thanks for nothing! And Arlen, keep on doing your job and show the GOP all of its problems by beatings its sorry butt. Maybe that will show them you have to reopen the tent to be successful in Pennsylvania. I can respect Arlen’s move because he saw what I now see. He wasn’t wanted, he could win as a Democrat, and a conservative couldn’t beat him that way. The sad fact!

May 18, 2009 at 8:45 am

--Daniel Livingston

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