Arlen Specter Shows America What He Is... A Coward

There's an old saying..."when the going gets tough, the tough get going." Well, Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter has shown a new twist to that saying because indeed, Specter has seen the going get pretty tough for him lately since he has abandoned nearly all conservative values...and when that going got really tough, Specter decided to NOT get going but to roll over on his back, show his yellow belly and switch his allegiance from the Republican party to the New Socialist Democratic Party of America, formerly known as the Democrat party.

That's it. Arlen Specter is no longer a Republican Senator, he's a Democrat Senator and the balance of a two party system is tipping to the point now that we will almost certainly see a one party system in America. Now, you won't see me go into some tirade about Specter's decision because this decision is 10 years too late in my eyes - Arlen Specter's about as conservative as Barack Obama is but at least with Obama you know what you are getting...Specter has worn the Republican mask for years and at the same time, stabbed more backs than a bullfighter in the ring in Madrid. Here's some of the details of Specter's decision from the article at Breitbart:

Veteran Republican Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania switched parties Tuesday with a suddenness that seemed to stun the Senate, a moderate's defection that pushed Democrats to within a vote of the 60 needed to overcome filibusters and enact President Barack Obama's top legislative priorities.

"I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party," he said at a news conference. He added, "I am not prepared to have my 29 year record in the United States Senate decided by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate."
Not long after Specter met privately with Republican senators to explain his decision, the party's leader, Sen. Mitch McConnell, said the switch posed a "threat to the country." The issue, he said, "really relates to ... whether or not in the United States of America our people want the majority party to have whatever it wants, without restraint, without a check or balance."

Let's make one thing perfectly clear - this decision was NOT about Specter's feeling at odds with the Republican party or with Senate Republican leadership. This is purely and simply Arlen Specter doing what he needs to do to stay a Senator. I liken this to Harry Reid - Senator Reid, when the bandwagon seemed to really be rolling for America to surrender in Iraq, Harry Reid decided to tell the whole world that we had lost the war...he voiced a treasonous statement in order to keep his job in the Senate.

But let me be even more clear. I can live with a filibuster proof Senate. I can't live with these fake conservatives sitting in Senate and House seats. I'm hopeful that the whole lot of them will all bail out - yes, I'm calling for Snowe and Collins and Graham from the Senate to all follow suit - hang up your fake conservative masks, put on the Liberal face that you actually own and let us all in America get to work on throwing your impotent asses out of Congress and the Senate.

Good riddance, Arlen. A better man wouldn't be able to sleep tonight...but you will be sawing logs, I'm sure.

Specter switches to Dems; 60-vote majority is near

As a result of last fall's elections, Democrats control the White House and have a large majority in the House. Specter's switch leaves them with 59 Senate seats. Democrat Al Franken is ahead in a marathon recount in Minnesota. If he ultimately defeats Republican Norm Coleman, he would become the party's 60th vote—the number needed to overcome a filibuster that might otherwise block legislation.
Specter, who has a lifelong record of independence, told reporters, "I will not be an automatic 60th vote." As evidence, he pointed out he opposes "card check" legislation to make it easier for workers to form unions, a bill that is organized labor's top priority this year.
His move comes as Democrats are looking ahead to battles on health care, energy and education.
Specter was one of only three Republicans in Congress who voted for Obama's economic stimulus bill earlier this year, a measure the senator said was needed to head off the threat of another Great Depression.
Specter called the White House on Tuesday to notify Obama of his decision to switch. The president called back moments later, according to spokesman Robert Gibbs, to say the Democratic Party was "thrilled to have you."
Several officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said discussions of a possible switch had reached into the White House in recent days, although Gibbs said he had no details.
Gibbs said Obama would raise money for Specter as well as campaign personally for him if asked.
Specter told reporters at his news conference that Gov. Ed Rendell, a Democrat, had suggested a meeting in Washington for this week at which the party's leadership could formally "endorse my candidacy."
In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, swiftly announced he was no longer interested in running for the Senate next year. The only announced Democratic candidate has been Joe Torsella, chairman of the State Board of Education.
Among Republicans, former Rep. Pat Toomey is expected to run. He had been poised to challenge Specter, who defeated him narrowly in a 2004 primary.
"I welcome Senator Specter and his moderate voice to our diverse caucus," Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., said in a statement that was a jab at the Republicans.
Other Democrats spread the word on Twitter in a way that reflected surprise. "Specter to switch parties? Wow," said a message sent by Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri.
At his news conference, Specter grew animated as he blamed conservatives for helping deliver control of the Senate to Democrats in 2006, making it impossible to confirm numerous judicial appointees of former president George W. Bush.
"They don't make any bones about their willingness to lose the general election if they can purify the party. I don't understand it, but that's what they said," he added.
Ironically, Specter had spoken recently about the importance of a strong Republican presence in the Senate.
"If we lose my seat they have 60 Democrats, they will pass card check, you will have the Obama tax increases, they will carry out his big spending plans. So the 41st Republican, whose name is Arlen Specter, is vital to stopping tax increases, passage of card check and the Obama big spending plans."
Pennsylvania has voted increasingly Democratic in recent elections, and Obama's candidacy in 2008 prompted thousands of voters to switch their registration to his party. Specter said their migration had left the GOP primary electorate "very far to the right."