Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah Specter says Reid broke his promise

[malaise]

'Reid assured me that I would keep my seniority'.
Seniority is for loyal Dems you scumbag.
I can't wait for Tweety to feast on this in a few minutes.

[GKirk]

1. So does any think...

...he'll move back to the other side of the aisle?

[Hepburn]

32. Oh, yeah, the Repiggies would just LOVE to see him get his azz whipped...

...by Toomey in the primary.

Hello, Arlen, and welcome to NO-MAN'S LAND!

:rofl:

[WI_DEM]

2. What's he going to do? craw back to the GOP? they won't take him back

he's like the man without a country--he's the man without a party. Now we need to have a Dem challenge him in the primary.

[Bucky]

38. Maybe he can join the "Lieberman for Connecticut" party

[EFerrari]

3. Specter is complaining about someone else flipflopping.

Superb.

[Duer 157099]

4. Actually I'm shocked that Reid did this

There must be something we don't yet know or understand

[Richardo]

7. "There must be something we don't yet know or understand"

That could be DU's motto. :thumbsup:

[mikelgb]

22. ROTFLOL

suggest that for the store

[kenfrequed]

27. oh gods

This is sooo true. There is an entire contingent here that seems to think the conserva-dems can do no wrong and whenever a bad call is made it must be some kind of strategic genius to it.

This is a simple matter really. There are liberal democrats in the Senate that recall Spectors voting record and don't want to reward his political savvy in switching out of a party that wouldn't have endorsed him. Some of the clever progressives realized that there was an excellent chance that a liberal progressive could have stormed Pennsylvania with a split unendorsed-Spector/ endorsed-conservative nutjob thing.

So they gave him a bit of payback for Machiavellian BS move.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

41. that's a winner!

[EFerrari]

9. You realize you are believing Arlen Specter, right?

[rufus dog]

13. It is the Chicago Way!

My bet is he promised Obama that he will be loyal then went out and tried to fuck him. (Not by design, he is just such a self centered prick that he doesn't fully comprehend the big picture)

Fuck me! Fuck me! No FUCK YOU ARLEN!

[Tangerine LaBamba]

17. Bingo ...........

His vote against the budget, his announcement that he'll continue to oppose Dawn Johnson's nomination, and that bullshit about hoping Coleman wins in Minnesota (?) just showed Obama what an opportunistic weasel Specter is, and Obama did the politically wise and expedient thing and neutered him.

The sneaky, lying fuck got what he deserved. Now, let him whine while he votes with the Republicans.

Nice to see Democrats doing it right, isn't it?

[AndyA]

20. I agree. Something's up. There is something going on that we don't know about.

Reid doesn't have the balls to stand up to ANYONE.

No doubt we'll find out soon enough... ;)

[Demeter]

26. Harry Reid Always Breaks His Public Promises

I don't know why he bothers, nor why anyone believes him about anything anymore.

He's got too many private promises to keep.

[JVS]

5. Ha ha!

[Duer 157099]

8. You forgot this

[JVS]

10. Thanks

[lamp_shade]

6. This should be good - 8 minutes to Hardball.

[eShirl]

11. I can't wait

http://home.earthlink.net/~rdradio/

[ShortnFiery]

12. I love it! For once, Reid's gutlessness plays to OUR benefit. nt

[JVS]

16. I wouldn't call this gutlessness. Reid is actually standing up for himself here.

Emphasis on himself. The deal seemed more or less to be Specter was to be delivered from a repuke primary that he was destined to lose in exchange for playing some ball with senate democrats (i.e. work for Reid). Since Specter has decided to act as though he has no intention of delivering on his end, Reid is putting the screws to him.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

18. Reid's just doing what he's told -

this is Rahm Emanuel and Obama, all the way.

Chicago pols at work.

Pros.

I love it ....................

[malaise]

19. Yep if he behaves he may get something

after 2010. O'Donnell is great as usual on Tweety.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

21. The Chicago way

is to act immediately. Rahm heard this, went ballistic, told Obama, who said, "Fuck this noise," and they made a couple of phone calls.

This is beautiful. I'm feeling like I still live in Chicago .................


Somethin' in your eyes, makes me wanna lose myself
Makes me wanna lose myself, in your arms
There's somethin' in your voice, makes my heart beat fast
Hope this feeling lasts, the rest of my life

If you knew how lonely my life has been
And how long I've been so alone
And if you knew how I wanted someone to come along
And change my life the way you've done

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

A window breaks, down a long, dark street
And a siren wails in the night
But I'm alright, 'cause I have you here with me
And I can almost see, through the dark there is light

Well, if you knew how much this moment means to me
And how long I've waited for your touch
And if you knew how happy you are making me
I never thought that I'd love anyone so much

It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way the back where I come from
It feels like home to me, it feels like home to me
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong
It feels like I'm all the way back where I belong

[CatWoman]

23. bingo!!!!

:)

[Zen Democrat]

14. And Specter owes it all to his support for Abnorm Coleman!

He's trying to backtrack now -- but the deed is done.

[malaise]

15. Tweety - Who's Crying Now???

hahahahahahahahahahahahaha - Go Tweety
says he has as much seniority as Burris. :rofl: :rofl:

[Are_grits_groceries]

24. Mayhaps I'm wrong but,

it was the Senate Democrats, and not Reid who nixed Specter. I don't think they liked the idea that they were going to be pushed down the ladder by this usurper. None of them agreed to the deal and to drop to lesser levels on committees.

[Patiod]

25. Tweety practically smacks his chops over this stuff!

And wrings his hands with delight.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

29. I can't wait to hear what Tweety has to say about this.

[cascadiance]

28. Work against single payer Specter and you have NO sympathy from us Dems!

We welcome real DEMOCRATS! Not opportunists who are short on their luck elsewhere trying to just profit for themselves!

[Lugnut]

30. Poor Arlen.

He's everybody's punching bag these days.

:nopity:

[Crabby Appleton]

31. Fuck specter. nt

[formercia]

33. Arlen is going to have a tough time thinking up questions

Being last in line to ask. No matter. Everyone will have gone home or fallen asleep by then.

Come election time, seniority won't be a draw card.

[Raine]

34. OK go back to the reTHUG party

Arlen and get beaten by them in the primary. :evilgrin:

[liberalmuse]

35. Duh? Specter should have known better.

Sen. Reid's cojones are made of Silly Putty.

[Occam Bandage]

36. Guess you shouldn't have tried to walk all over Harry Reid, hmm Arlen?

Reid isn't a wuss. He's cautious, he's an insider, he's a centrist, and he cares more about preserving his majority than anything else. But he can play hardball when he has to, and Arlen spent the last week embarrassing Harry and the party. What did he expect?

I wouldn't complain too much if I were you, Arlen. That 2010 support is just as revocable as your seniority.

[Fuzz]

37. "I will not be a loyal Democrat" Well, then Fuck You and go home.

[many a good man]

39. Time for Arlen to shuffle off to the dustbin of history n/t

[ecstatic]

40. He should go ahead and retire.

He is definitely confused. Rooting for Coleman? :wtf: But now who can win against Tom Ridge?

[sellitman]

42. Reid is a Conservative. Lying shouldn't bother him at all?

:dilemma: