And we wonder why any of these three should be in any sort of political office “supposedly” serving their Pa. constituents? Enough already, please the the three of you, just go away. We need leaders in this country more than ever, not bureaucrats.

Anyone who is surpised by this revelation by Santorum is naïve. Specter cutting a deal with Santorum in 2004 was advantageous for both men and George W Bush. Santorum waiting six years to make hay of the matter when he is running for the presidency is expedient.

To the Republican base, chosing between a guy that endorsed Specter and a guy that passed comprehensive healthcare reform in Mass. must make them sick. The re-elect is going to be a victory similar to Johnson’s win in 64.

First Representative Sestak makes unfounded accusations against the incumbent Democratic President of the United States, giving fodder to right-wing commentators and pundits. Now, Sestak echoes the sentiments of former Senator Rick Santorum, a reactionary Republican. And Sestak purports to be a Democrat?! Sestak, obviously, has no loyalty whatsoever to the Democratic Party, nor is he committed to any particular ideological agenda. Sestak is a self-serving, self-seeking demagogue who will do or say anything to further his own narrow interests. He is a charlatan – a political con man who has exploited his constituents to the hilt. But his short-lived career is coming to a close, and he will soon be bereft of any power or influence.

TB: Very expedient indeed. Democrats should voice concern about these feeble attempts on the part of the GOP to interfere with the Democratic primary outcome. The GOP is quite dismayed by Sestak’s utter failure to capture support among prospective primary voters; they never imagined that Sestak would perform so miserably. The GOP assumed that Sestak would enjoy some success and exhaust Specter’s campaign resources. Instead, Specter has retained his staggering war chest, commands a 20% lead in public opinion polls, and will likely emerge from the primary with an overwhelming victory. And if Sestak fails to advertise, Specter will have an incredible fundraising advantage over Toomey – an insurmountable advantage, in fact. The GOP is alarmed, and with good reason.

The question that must be posed by Democrats is a simple, straightforward one: whose interests are being served by the Sestak campaign? If Sestak is genuinely committed to the Democratic Party, why does he appear to be undermining it at every turn?!

Well, it’s no surprise that Sestak would take Santorum’s word on anything, especially on a day when he’s hanging out with his pal, Pat Toomey. There’s an easy way to tell that Santorum wasn’t telling the truth: his head didn’t explode.

Of course, considering Sestak’s own politically motivated accusations against Obama for “deal making”, Sestak is hardly holds a worthwhile opinion on such matters.

Specter is lying. He made the promise. Of that I have no doubt. He repeated the promise when after he was elected, the Republicans tried to strip him of his judiciary committee chairmanship.

Specter is not to be trusted.

Rob-
Who do you trust more: Specter or Santorum if they disagree?

Santorum and Bush backed Specter for ONE reason: they knew he could beat Hoeffel for the win. Period.

Santorum and Sestak can make all sorts of false claims about why Specter was supported by the GOP in 2004, but that’s the real reason.

It’s also the reason that Obama, Biden, Rendell, Casey, etc. are supporting Specter over Sestak: Specter has the best shot at winning. Period.

And he’ll regain his seniority which gives him the ability to generate more federal revenue for Pennsylvania, at least from Rendell’s and Casey’s perspectives. Let’s not forget that Specter only recently switched parties, and presumably shored up his support from the chief Democrats before doing so. They could have said no and let Sestak beat Toomey in the general… but they chose not to do that for several reasons, and this at a time when their political prospects were still high. Let’s be honest, none of us know whether Santorum was telling the truth (though Diano makes a good point about Specter being able to beat Hoeffel) and we can’t know what went through anyone else’s head either. This is all about political gamesmanship, and Specter’s one of the best out there at that.

David Diano and HateSestak are not trustworthy.

Don’t kid yourselves. Obama is backing Specter only because of Biden and Rendell. Biden and Rendell are backing Specter because of years of mutual backscratching-they owe Specter big time for garbage that has nothing to do with sound public policy. There’s nothing more to that than personal loyalty. I believe that Rick Santorum is more credible than Specter. Specter would tell any lie at all if it furthered his objectives. Santorum is a right wing fool, but I have never known him to lie about anything.

Not exactly ‘stunning’ news: the only question is whether support for Specter in 2004 was purchased or extracted by blackmail

Doesn’t surprise me one bit. Specter is a piece of human garbage. He has sold out the GOP, sold out his beliefs, and sold out the people of PA…all in hopes of being elected for a few more years. What scum!

Wow, John, someone is beingmore than a little self righteous here. Republicans sold out Specter. The man has always been a moderate and moderates abandoned the Republican Party in 08. It’s a wonder he didn’t leave before he did.

The Democratic Party is the Big Tent party these days and guess who is shaping up to be the new Reagan. Here’s a hint: you probably think he was born in Kenya and his name rhymes with “no drama.”

Rob-
You haven’t known Santorum to lie? Well, then you haven’t been listening. Santorum was one of the few neocon holdouts claiming there was WMD in Iraq, long after Bush admitted there weren’t.

When the Intelligent Design case was going on in Dover, PA, Santorum was backing I.D. to the hilt…. until the Judge ruled that I.D. was really repackaged Creationism (from a Creationism textbook no less with some cut/paste of I.D. for God). Santorum had the audacity to claim that he had “no idea” the I.D. people were trying inject religion into the classroom.

Just type “Santorum lies” into Google sometime.

Isaac-
Exactly. In 2008, hundreds of thousands of GOP moderates in PA switched to the Democratic party, and didn’t go back to the increasingly radical right-wing GOP. Why does everyone act so shocked that Specter came over too?

Someone should tell Santorum to clean up his own house before he takes a shot at anyone…I fear for America if he runs for President, As, a Pittsburger, I have known this weak leek, who is lead around by the nose for the Party, since they put him in…Pray he doesn’t get in !

Santorum equal Fascist
This guy will damage the country.

Rick is trying his best to help his buddy, Toomey, by trashing Specter, in hopes it helps Sestak become Toomey’s opponent.

Virginia Rick. Need I say more?