I posted this as a page on my personal blog, and decided to post it over here too so more people would read it. [Blogwhore] My blog is called Political Games. [/Blogwhore]
It has become clear to me that Arlen Specer is a moral coward who talks about principles and beliefs but then refuses to stand for them when he has the chance. There is a long list of this, including his "not proven" vote during the Clinton impeachment, his vote for the 2006 Military Commissions Act which stripped "detainees" of the right to habeas corpus, and now these latest shenanigans.
Specter thinks we should take the White House's "compromise" of having the aides be interviewed without being under oath or recording a transcript, aka letting them lie. So when the Judiciary Committee voted on subpoenas, what did Arlen Specter do? "The fact of the matter is that I did not say anything. I did not vote and say either 'aye' or 'nay'. I just sat there hoping that it would all go away through negotiations. Factually, I did not say a thing." Awww, poor Arlen Specter! The big bad congresspeople have him all upset... why can't it all just go away?? I have a better solution: maybe Arlen Specter should just go away. He clearly doesn't have the wherewithal to be in Congress anymore.
It's time for Pennsylvania to have a Senator other than Arlen Specter. We'll have the opportunity in 2010 when Arlen Specter plans to run for reelection. I say it's time for Arlen Specter to retire. Although the election is 3 and a half years away, it's time to start moving against Arlen Specter. First, we need to googlebomb Arlen Specter at the WaPo story about his gutless, cowardly refusal to vote. If this story on Arlen Specter can get bigger play both nationally and locally, people will see that the "independent" reputation of Arlen Specter is fraudulent. So, let's get started.
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