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Re: Arlen Specter gives Democrats 60 votes in the Senate
« on: April 28, 2009, 06:28:43 pm »
excellent topic!

Under normal circumstances I would support the gentleman from Pennsylvania because I also consider myself a moderate republican apposed to the far right... However the issue that Mr Specter broke with the GOP on is one of those issue on which I am staunchly conservative. The issue of spending, specifically his support of the Obama stimulus Package which I was extremely apposed to and which I consider beyond the line of how far one should go in the way of bi partisanship. There is such a thing as compromise and there is such a thing as abject capitulation. The latter describes Mr Specter's actions assuming he is in fact fiscally conservative which I tend to doubt.

I'd like to trust his promise that he won't be a given vote for the democrats and thus won't signify a filibuster proof majority whether he is a republican or a democrat. But considering the nature of the issue on which he broke ranks, I have my doubts.

I would also mention that I am absolutely against Al Franken's candidacy. I think its beyond appalling that someone as radical, immature, crude, and ignorant as that hack of a comedian is being considered for such an important office. He isn't fit to rake mud let alone represent an entire state in the senate.

Finally, I am against one party rule. We have far too many Democrats in Washington already. We should have an even mix of republicans and democrats to keep things balanced, but instead we have wide majorities in both houses, and the most liberal person in the 2008 senate as president. In my mind both Democrats and republicans should be fighting to bring down the wide majority of democrats because such a majority puts our checks and balances in a state of confusion such that its almost impossible to have proper oversight, accountability, and proper representation.

The democrats believe they have a mandate from the people allowing them to do whatever the want, I seriously doubt the majority of Americans had a 3 trillion dollar deficit in mind when they elected these politicians.
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