Specter of defeat
Posted by Ron Coleman on April 29, 2009
“Specter: I’m not an automatic 60th vote” Not an automatic 60th vote”? Really! Then this is news! He really is “switching”!
There’s more:
In a statement, Specter said he does not want to be “judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate.”
Actually, that’s the part that Politico, for some reason, chose to excerpt. I actually saw this, via a the Google Talk status message of my friend the Punning Pundit:
I am unwilling to have my 29-year Senate record judged by the Pennsylvania Republican primary electorate.
Punning didn’t seem too ironic about it, but I was floored by this. These words might constitute the single most arrogant expression of entitlement to power that I have ever heard a politician utter.
At least for public consumption.
UPDATE: Check out John Hawkins on this.
Punning Pundit said
Here’s the thing that gets me. Dude’s gonna be 81 when he next runs. For a 6 year term. It’s time to retire, buddy. Step aside and endorse someone withe views similar to your own..
Punning Pundit’s last blog post..3 Quick hits:
Bob Miller said
One thing he has never waffled on is his need to stay in the Senate no matter what.