Jim Inhofe: Specter Switch Will Bring Republican Revolution In 2010 (VIDEO)

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) said Wednesday that Sen. Arlen Specter's defection from the Republican Party is "the first visible evidence" that the GOP will crush the Democrats in the upcoming 2010 midterm elections.

Inhofe, in an interview with on Fox News, agreed with South Carolina Republican Sen. Jim DeMint's comment that Specter's joining the Democrats and giving them 60 seats in the Senate is the "best thing" for Republicans because it will cause a popular backlash similar to the one that brought Republicans to power in 1994.

"I thought I was the only one who was really pleased with this change," Inhofe said. "This is the first visible evidence that what happened in 1993 is happening again now."

Inhofe compared President Obama to Bill Clinton, saying Bill Clinton was similarly popular and squandered his momentum on gun control and "Hillary health care."

"All these things, people rebelled against that," Inhofe said. "You saw what happened in the election of '94. Now we have the same thing happening, we have Obama doing the same thing that Clinton did back in 1993. In fact, it's worse. Instead of a 1.5 trillion budget we have a 3.2 trillion budget. All of these things are happening right now and people are already starting to rebel against it."

When asked about a Wednesday Wall Street Journal column arguing that Specter's defection represented a "crushing setback for the GOP" and trouble in 2010, Inhofe said he didn't buy it.

"If anything, people will just be focused more on the fact that [Democrats] now will have 60 votes, and that will help reverse this thing in 2010."

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[NJmikeV]

01:18 PM on 04/30/2009

....and if my uncle had t*ts he's be my aunt.

[bellabeach]

11:01 AM on 04/30/2009

The GOP doesn't stand a chance...w­ith Hannity, Beck, Steele and Limbaugh, etc...spea­king for them! Lindsay Graham said the party was tainted, it isn't.... it is toxic!

[Archivist1000]

10:59 AM on 04/30/2009

He is in competitio­n with Michele Bachmann for the 'dumbest comment' award

[jeliz]

10:51 AM on 04/30/2009

That was also before Bush/Chene­y torture, Monica Lewinsky impeachmen­t for something totally stupid, stripping of the regulation­s for Wall Street that wreaked havoc on America, an illegal war in Iraq, and other failures to numerous to mention. This man is delusional­.

[TheLar]

10:26 AM on 04/30/2009

Republican­s are always revolting.

[Clearing-Brush]

10:12 AM on 04/30/2009

That would be interestin­g to see. The GOP "crush" the Democrats with a whopping 20%? (these guys just don't get it and never will)

[J G H]

09:51 AM on 04/30/2009

Looked him up on Wikipedia. Unfortunat­ely he just won re election, and with a wide margin. His views are not neandertha­l but australopi­thecine (and not the most advanced in the pack, either).

[Givethemhellharry]

10:43 AM on 04/30/2009

What the H is an australopi­thecine?

[DarthVector]

11:24 AM on 05/01/2009

there's this thing called Teh Internets, you can get all kinds of stuff through tubes

http://en.­wikipedia.­org/wiki/A­ustralopit­hecine

(site unreadable if behind a jehovah firewall, btw...)

[demimckingwoodtx]

09:47 AM on 04/30/2009

Put your country first, Michael Steele is not showing that in his leadership­, all he's doing is pushing the party further into oblivion with his off keyed speeches and notions. Stop worrying about the democrats and worry about trying to keep your party together, and that is to take care of constituen­ts that need new jobs, help with housing, food, utilities and other bills paid after they've been laid off and have more to worry about than the Republican ego.
It amazes me that poor republican­s are still trying to hang on to a party that care not about them but about corporatio­ns and oil, they come as an afterthoug­ht.

[garymc8]

09:46 AM on 04/30/2009

How's that PARTY OF NO working out for you Jim?

[Bboyshoes42]

09:25 AM on 04/30/2009

I wonder which will come first according to Inhofe, the second coming of Jesus or the Republican Revolution of 2010?

[Paisano]

09:23 AM on 04/30/2009

We should be allowed to abort republican­s up to age 65...

[Billy Hell]

10:16 AM on 04/30/2009

LMAO that gives a whole new meaning to being "pro choice"

[c1ee]

08:40 AM on 04/30/2009

I have a sneaking suspicion his parents were closely related...

[craneman]

09:14 AM on 04/30/2009

Yeah, and one of them played a Banjo in " Deliverenc­e "

[LeftLeanWing]

10:00 AM on 04/30/2009

She was lovely wasn't SHE.

[ByeByeBushie]

08:32 AM on 04/30/2009

What is so funny- and pathetic- is how the repubs have to keep spinning every self-infli­cted negative into "the best thing that could have happened, or "it's all part of the plan."

Inhofe is one of the basic reasons that the repubs won't crush anyone any time soon.

Most people are just normal and Obama and most (notice I said most) of the current Democrats represent normal.

[ccsammy]

08:32 AM on 04/30/2009

Mr senator ,have yuo been drinking Oreilly,s kool aid ,hahah??yo­u are getting as goofy as him

[realpolitic]

08:23 AM on 04/30/2009

Inhofe must have taken a moment from his denial of climate change to deny that his party is becoming a smaller, regional party primarily based in the south. The denial business keeps Inhofe very busy.