Arlen Specter Finally Admits It.........He's Really a Democrat

With the welcome news that Arlen Specter has finally confessed the painfully obvious that he is really a Democrat by making it official, I have a couple thoughts;

First, good riddance.
Specter has been an unwelcome "specter" in my mind for many years.
After helping to stonewall judicial nominees, pass abridgment of the First Amendment, pass unwanted and Socialist economic nightmares called "stimulus bills", Specter did what I wish he had done years ago, and ridded our party of the cancer known as Arlen Specter.

For those of you who are afraid that the Democrats will now have 60 votes, guess what.....they already did!!
If Franken wins the Dem's will have a 60 vote majority whether Specter goes through with the official switch or not.
EVERY TIME we have needed his vote when it really mattered he has been on the wrong side.
So he will now caucus with them..........so what??
He always voted their way anyhow, and the Dems control the committees anyhow.

Now, at least we know, as if we did not already, that he cannot be counted on.
Now maybe Republicans can convince themselves to put principle front and center and beat him as a Democrat, because I seem to recall that we did not have the courage to do so when he was a RINO.

This should serve as a wakeup call to all Republicans who call for the "Big Tent" , the sale of our conservative principles for political expediency.
Bush and Santorum protected him from a primary challenge by Pat Toomey, only to have Specter shaft them every chance he got as repayment for the favor.

Liberals will be liberal as sure as the earth exists, and now that we protected him he voted with the Dems to pass Obama's government takeover of pretty much everything they can their hands on(the stimulus bill), Santorum lost his seat as result of angry conservatives refusing to support him after he protected Specter from Toomey, Bush is gone, and Arlen is now a Democrat.

Looks like the only person who benefited from selling principle for politics was Arlen Specter!
That never works for conservatives, and we better stop trying to make it work before it is forever too late.

The only political party to benefit from our wanton sale of principle was the Dems, ironically enough.
But, I suppose Republicans will continue to do more of the same that has resulted in their loss of the last three election cycles, continue to pretend it is conservatives causing all the problems, continue trying to be more like the other kids to make them like us, and continue losing.

I for one am glad he is gone.
When you have cancer, you remove it when possible, not coddle it, in hopes it will like you more next time.
Goodbye, Arlen!!
Hope you enjoy it when we kick your fanny and take your Senate seat away from you!!.