May 06, 2009

I hope Arlen is not expecting any sympathy…

Arlen Specter infuriated Senate Republicans when he bolted from their party last week. Now he’s alienated just about everybody in the Senate Democratic caucus, too.
Since declaring himself a Democrat last Tuesday, Specter has defied Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and the White House on virtually everything that’s come down the pike: the budget, mortgage reform, the Al Franken-Norm Coleman race, even President Barack Obama’s appointment of Dawn Johnsen to head the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel.
All while quibbling over whether he said he’d be a “loyal Democrat” — and insisting that he had an “entitlement” to transfer his Senate seniority from one side of the aisle to the other.
The blowback came Tuesday night: On a voice vote, the Senate voted to strip Specter of his 29 years of seniority, effectively transforming him in a blink-and-you-missed-it-moment from one of the most senior senators in the body to a lowly freshman on most committees.

Meltdown: Specter stands alone - Glenn Thrush and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com

Serves him right…traitor…

Posted by KOOK on 5/06/2009



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Andrew33 103p · 829 weeks ago

He got exactly what he had coming to him. As a Christian, I shouldn't laugh at somebody else's misfortune, but he turned on his own voters who voted R, not D. He made a deal with the devil worshipers and that's that. I will enjoy seeing him get beat down in the 2010 primaries by the voters who vote D. They will pick the lib, not an ex RINO.
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Sarge · 829 weeks ago

All the Arlen Specter fiasco proves is that our legislators are for sale to the highest bidder. He switched parties because he figured he couldn't win on a republican ticket in his district. He's probably right. When the voting comes open for this district most folks won't know who he is or anything about him because most folks don't pay any attention.

The fact that he has been on the Senate for a LIFETIME is ridiculous. This highlights the biggest issue with our legislative body in my opinion. How long have most of these cronies been on the hill? Far to long to be in touch with anything having to do with real life in the USA in my opinion. Maximum terms must be imposed on these slackers. All we have done is create a ruling class by re-electing them every time and letting them stay in office their whole lives.

The average voter does not look at anything more than party affiliation and the rhetorical nonsense that is spewed. That is not a scientific assessment....just an observation of the society I live in. Until the common voter starts paying attention to their elected officials from local government on up then none of this will be alleviated.

Your Congress vs. Parliament comparison could not be more dead on.
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KOOK 91p · 829 weeks ago

Thank you for the kind words. And thank you for the great comment.__You are right on the mark as well. There are two things that need to change, either one of which would go a long long way towards righting this ship. Term Limits, and Repeal of the 16th amendment. If I had to pick a third thing it would be to stop the direct election of senators.
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Andrew33 103p · 829 weeks ago

Sarge, maybe the bar should be raised just a tad as to who should be voting. My point here is if you never had a legal job, never paid into taxes, why get the right to vote. College kids living of Mommy and Daddy without having to earn income on their own and pay taxes on it have no way of knowing what it's like in the real world. We throw the voting age to 18 because that is the age you can be drafted but who has been drafted in the last 30 years. If one was drafted I would understand letting them vote. I think if one wants to vote at 18 they should have a good reason why. Most will vote the way their high school and college teachers tell them to if they even get that far. We don't let 18 year olds drink alcohol but we do let them have the keys to the nation's future. That doesn't add up in my book.
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KOOK 91p · 829 weeks ago

I personally like Neil Boortz idea of making voting priveleges like stockholder voting...I think you should get "shares" and vote shares based on how much you have a stake in the economy and the country.
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Andrew33 103p · 829 weeks ago

I have mixed feelings on that one. People could actually invest their earnings in the country to be able to have a say in who gets elected and why. The only issue there would be limitations on how much vote one person could get. Take George Soros for instance. He could (and did) buy the Presidency himself.
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KOOK 91p · 829 weeks ago

Do not misunderstand, it has little to do with money. Here is sorta how it would work
you get one "share" to vote if you are legal to vote
maybe you get another share if you own property
You get a share if you are employed
you might get a share if you are a veteran
You might get another share if you have kids
perhaps you get a share for owning a business
you might get a share if you make over a certain amount
Up to a max of like ten shares total for all criteria.

basically rewards people for their amount of contribuition or engagement in society. But not based on wealth really.
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Andrew33 103p · 829 weeks ago

I don't get Boortz here in S.FL. I really like the premise of that plan as long as it stays locked at being that simple.
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KOOK 91p · 829 weeks ago

I read his books
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Andrew33 103p · 829 weeks ago

I do so much reading in so many different areas that I simply don't have time to get to everyone and everything. I do think highly of Boortz though. He was on radio in Nashville and I heard him there. If only there were 400 hours in a day maybe I could get to everything everywhere and know it all. Really, I'd just be happy if I could remember everything I read. Unfortunately, my brain is not what it used to be. Some of that is my own fault, some not. Now my non Christian-non political focus shifts to Hurricane season here as it would Tornado season if I lived where you do. Hurricanes are a big deal here and are simply amazing to study. I will be spending alot of my time on that subject but not on this blog.

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