The Daily Beast:
Just below the surface, Specter has a simmering rage that occasionally manifests itself in brutal abuse of underlings. It's not for nothing that he's called "Snarlin' Arlen."
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When Spector loses which he will, he can get a job with Acorn as he helped to give them a bonanza of money when he voted for the bill nobody has seen. They owe him.
look at his lips, they are in a continual "pursed " mode. I can believe he is an angry man!
If he isn't going to bring anything to the Democratic Table what good is he? He wants to use the Democrats to win his race but he doesn't want to pay anything for our help. I say Sestak in 2010!
Let's just strip the old coot of his seniority, ride out this session with or without his votes, don't include him in any Dem caucus meetings (I think he's a GOP plant) and let him lose in the next primary.
BTW, I contend that he never said he'd be a 'loyal Democrat.' Listen closely: It was "ROYAL." "I'm a ROYAL Democrat." All makes sense now, doesn't it?!
Arlen yells at cloud, tells him, "Get off my lawn!"
Reminds me of that Madoff story from yesterday.
Here's Arlen's replacement. A real Dem to run. Lend him support y'all:
http://thebruceblog.wordpress.com/2009/05/05/meet-joe-sestak-ready-to-replace-specter-as-pa-senator/
The Dems better hustle and pass all their major legislation before 2010, because Arlen will be long gone after that.
On the other hand, maybe the Repubs will continue to self-destruct to the point where it won't matter.
The Dems are set to pick up a couple more Senate seats in 2010--it still won't be enough to override the party conservatives but it will be a start.
This is/was well known... folks how have worked for him consider him a je rk. :enough said:
Specter will not be re-elected in PA. He'll lose the primary.
Sounds familiar. Can anyone say John McCain.
Check out this line. Wimpy Dems
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/durbin-gives-subcommittee-gavel-to-specter-2009-05-07.html
Actually, everything I've read says opposite. McCain is reportedly very respectful to his staffers.
McCain has a very bad temper and insults whomever happens to be in the way.
Then you haven't read everything. He is not even respectful of his wife.
Folks, as a footnote to this thread, Tom Ridge has announced he is NOT running for the 2010 PA Primary Senate seat.
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09127/968479-100.stm?cmpid=elections.xml
Run Congressman Joe Sestak, RUN!!
Specter has had so many health problems, is a cancer survivor, and now he seems almost mentally unstable. Sorry to say, but I think we Democrats will be sorry he came to us at this stage of his life. The best nursing home for him would have been the GOP.
I agree with all but the nursing home. I would not wish his temper on those employees who actually care, and there are some.
He needs private care at his home, so who ever is responsible is being paid enough to take his ire.
Shame too, shame.
I think Tahoe's suggestion was the the GOP should be his nursing home, not that Specter be placed in a real one.
The more I hear about Arlen Specter, the less I like about him. PA residents, there's only one true choice:
Democratic Congressman (Vice Admiral, US Navy, Retired) Joe Sestak!!
Please visit Sestak's website or send him an e-mail of support to run against Specter at:
http://sestak.house.gov/IMA/issue_subscribe.shtml
http://sestak.house.gov/
Sestak for US Senate representing Pennsylvania. Dump Specter!
I just wrote to him and gave him my full support should he run. Arlen has got to go.
Me too. The more I hear about Specter, the less I like him. Dems in PA should make the dession on 2010 not Washington.
I like Joe Sestak.
I thought some one named Casey was set to run as the Dem?
RETIRE, ARLEN !
You got that right!! Arlen's been my senator for years....I haven't liked him at all, ever, whether republican or now democrat.......he's an arrogant, selfish, holier-than-thou, creep.
2010 the conservatives will be happy to retire him
I am a democrat in Philadelphia and if Tom Ridge decided to run Im voting for him. This Spector lost me when he wanted to waste congress time investigating "Spy Gate". What a joke!
What if Sestek runs, would you still vote for Ridge ? Didn't like him as Gov. didn't like him as head of homeland security.
Ridge is better than Sestak. Sorry don't trust him.
What if a progressive runs against him and wins in the democratic primary? Will you vote for the progressive democrat over Ridge?
Tom Ridge is NOT running for the 2010 PA Primary Senate seat.
www.post-gazette.com/pg/09127/968479-100.stm?cmpid=elections.xml
Tom Ridge is not running because he knows dam well that he is corrupted. There are so many things that we don't know about him. He worked for the corrupted Albania Government for 1 year.
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