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Benedict Arnold Specter er Arlen Specter better kiss his Senate seat goodbye. He's been there waaaaaaaay too long. It's not about his personal beliefs now, it's about him wanting to stay in office and hold onto power as long as possible. Specter is a Spectre now, a shadow of his former Republican self. He has no core values, he believes in sefving himself only. Even Joe Lieberman at least called himself an Independent when he left the Democratic Party.

Specter, you'd better do right by your wife.

I think this is a big mistake of Democrats, with Specter in the ballot in 2010 Democrats are ging to loose this seat. I would prefer to see a new face running for the seat. When are we going to have term limits enacted for senators and representatives?

Tom Ridge will replace Spector in the Senate.

For a good laugh, look up Torsella's comments about Specter from their previous campaign battles. Looks shockingly familiar, reminds me of Clinton vs Obama. And Biden vs Obama.

Dems will say whatever they can to motivate (read: "tricking") the sheep into electing them. Now Torsella is "proud". Up until this year, he would have said much different things.

Sphincter is through. He jumped the good ship "Republican" for the swift boat "Liberal" and now he will sink like the rest of the scurrying rats.

Spector is very valuable to the American people. He has flirted with leaving the GOP for years. Finaly he did. There is no room in the GOP for free thinkers. Thank God there is in the Democratic party. We would be still stumbling arround in the dark if there wasn't.

well i feel that he is too old too do any good anymore its time for a fresh face like the gov needs anymore old people with old values the younger people need too help run things he switched parties too make sure he was still in there anyone would but that just shows me and lots of other people that if we was captain of a sinking ship he would be the frist off the boat time for him too let someone else lead a voice not him

Let's face it. The Dems don't "welcome independent thinkers." They wanted the vote. After all, they stripped Specter of his committee status. Great welcome there. Specter deserves to be hung out to dry. How much did they pay Torsella, or what did they promise him? Oh wait, this is politics. That would never happen!

sounds good . so maybe Joe should run for some other office and would probably get voted in because he is being smart .

CHANGE IS HERE

[...] might be the last good thing to happen before he becomes a former Senator. "The bottom line is that Arlen Specter is [...]

Spector for dog catcher.

Please Arlan, as a Pa resident, it is time to retire!

Poor Arlen... from the looks of him, he's in desperate need of a large dose of Metamucil.

Torsella couldn't weaken it any more than Spector is right now, or for that matter any Democrat, anywhere is weakening that party. They are well on their way to being voted out in 2010, then REAL change can begin.

I like Specter....But this change was purely political....Is he trying to help his people or just simply wants power?

I look at it this way... You have Spector who changed to Independent/Democrat and you have a very small amount of people admitting to be a Republican today.

But when a lot of those people get ready to vote, a lot will probably still vote republican unless they have an opportunity to vote for an Independent/Democrat that they may have voted for in the past to boot...

So, given the possibility of converting Republicans it makes perfect sense for them to want him to have the nomination... also throw in the fact that he has stood against Obama since he changed and it will add to his appeal in the long run as it shows him to be that much more independent thinking giving up one but going against the other...

Seems like a perfect plan with what they have to work with to keep one more seat for the Democrats...

It is not that Specter went to the left, it is that the Republicans lost their minds and went soo far right that they alienated a lot of center right people. Now they are stuck with the 26% crowd of that include crazies, extremists, racists, ideologs, and the rest of the bottom of the barrel who obey the word of Rush on command.

By the way, do you know why Rush has so many listeners, besides being on 600 stations?

2 out of 3 listeners don't like him, they just want to hear what crazy thing he will say next time (but ratings are ratings).

If it comes down to a choice between Arlen Specter and Adm. Joe Sestak, the state would be better off by choising None of the Above! they are both too full of themselves to benefit Pennsylvania.

Arlen Specter has always been a good Senator and good for our state and county. I am a Democrat who always crossed party lines to vote for Sen. Spector. I will continue to do so no matter what party he is part of.

If he gets elected then that is all I need to know about the voters of Penn. Not very bright. Chicago politics in full force from all akbar.

I love to read the comments. Some of the humour is priceless. As a writer I am often jealous of the wit exercised. Some people on the other hand are truly frightening, if taken seriously. The topics are usually worth debate but the debate in these comments truly mark America as an unique place.

As for Specter he is an opportunist old fart. Our country needs some young blood.

new faces ,,,new blood ,,,,,,, new ideas ,,, no matter the party

Can't wait to vote him back into office just to show the republicans that bullying is not getting them the votes in Pennsylvania. If anything it has made it worse for all republicans in this state.

spector of a ghost........having lost all of his seniority, he is useless to the good people of Pennsylvania;;;;;;;

This is what happens when you backstab people like he did to the GOP--Specter's mom never told him that what goes around, comes around....

Pack it in Arlen-you're done, cooked, baked.

I'm glad he is a democrat too and I hope he gets beat in the election. He will be no more loyal to the democrats than he was to the republicans! Senator Specter looks out for Senator Specter ie changing parties because he would have a better chance of winning.
I personally think he is a whiner!

to Jimmy the Greek-

Specter admitted that he switched sides to get re-elected, but not that is was "simply" to get re-elected. He also talked about how his constituency was turning blue, seeing the error in the Republicans ways. And he said that he was being pushed out and ignored by the Republican party. It's not as simple as you and you're far right buddies think, a la "You're either with us or against us."

"endorsed one-time Sen. Arlen Specter Tuesday."

In what sense is Mr. Specter a one-time senator?

I never voted for him as a republican, I wont be as a democrat.
His boat has sailed, he should be the poster boy for why we need term limits.

It will be interesting to see if the Democrats in Pennsylvania will vote for Benedict Arlen over a true Democrat in Joe Sestak. It's like marrying a woman that you know will cheat on you instead of one who will be faithful. Specters only loyalty is to Arlen Specter. I know that Specter has been promised the Democratic nomination by the White House and certain high ranking officials in Pennsylvania, but that don't mean the people of Pennsylvania has to go along with them.

@ Lacrossmom,

Hey Cami, Mari, er... lacrossmom (never sure what name you'll post under) – you wrote,

"Arlen Specter has represented Pennsylvania for years, he will be reelected."

Sorry sweetheart... Arlene represents ARLENE. He fully admitted his defection to the Democrats was simply because he wanted to get re-elected ... he was polling horribly in his run with GOP candidates.

But you kool-aid drinkers go ahead and elect Arlene... see how "faithful" he is to YOUR causes... LMAO

sen spector ,cross party lines because ,he joined the winning team and joe supports sen spector,because it is right thing to do.sen spector will win in a landslide.we support you senator,go get them

It may be that Sen. Spector is "smart, independent and gets the job done." He is also self-serving, arrogant and past his prime. At 80 years old he has earned his retirement and deserves a "thank you" for his service.

Rep. Joe Sestak has proved himself to be "smart, independent and gets the job done" too. A Navy Vice Admiral (the equivalent of 3 star general). He has the right stuff to be the next senator from Pennsylvania.

Torsella is a sellout who couldn't win anyway. Specter isn't a real democrat because he opposes Obama at every turn.

Specter has no worries...if he loses the Democratic Primary he would simply change his party affiliation again to being an Independent, like Joe Lieberman did.

Wouldn't electing Spector be like electing Fredo Correlone Senator from Pennsylvania??

Typical delusional comments by the far-right here!

GOP has no faith in the people of Pennsylvania to choose who will represent them! They see evil, corruption everywhere! Typical fear-mongering. Pathetic.

Arlen Specter has represented Pennsylvania for years, he will be reelected.

Specter is going down................seat goes/stays Republican.............Specter is so phoney, he make Obozo look like a pillar of integrity

I am rooting for anyone who runs against Specter....don't care who or what party. He needs to understand that he's not in Washington for his own personal gain, but to represent those who elected him. What a tired old, worthless hack he's become.

Go Joe Sestak you are a REAL DEMOCRAT! You will win PA!

Looks like the DNC and Obama "got" to Torsella... this whole Specter deal is a sham.

DNC & Obama promised Specter a free-ride if he would defect to Democrat side.... even if it means screwing over legitimate [D] candidates in PA.

I guess DNC Leadership cry for FULL and FAIR elections... unless they've made a backroom deal.

I'm glad that Specter is a Democrat now, but I don't know how loyal he'll be. I'm rooting for Sestak because I know he'll stay a Democrat.

My sources in Philly tell me Torsella is being offered a position in the Administration. Won't actually be announced for a few weeks.