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Re: Arlen Specter gives Democrats 60 votes in the Senate
« on: April 28, 2009, 10:34:14 pm »
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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'm pretty sure he is going to be a party line voter on many issues, mainly because he is going to need to prove himself to the democratic party so he can get re-elected to the senate, which I'm pretty sure why this is the biggest reason he is breaking with the republican party, although he says it's about the party going to far right.  I just don't see his reason for switching as genuine, maybe it is, but it just seems like it's all about holding a seat in the senate and nothing more.

I think one party rule is what a lot of people want, not to mention having only two options is ridiculous anyway.  I understand the difference in ideology of the parties but the people that are actually representing the parties all seem the same (unless of course when they are up for re-election).

A majority of Americans may not have had a 3 trillion dollar deficit in mind, but that's what they wanted, a bigger government that can solve and deal with problems in the so called "free market".  If you want the government to solve your problems it comes at a terrible price, and once it gets that power it's probably never going to give it up.

Also, yeah Al Franken getting a seat in the senate is rather sad, but it happens I guess, especially when people don't understand issues other than polarizing social ones (which I don't think the government has any business regulating ever).