Obviously the big news of the day is Arlen Specter's switch to the Democratic Party, which we've been following all day, and now, let's see what's being said in the diaries about the move:
- litho gives us a liberated Arlen Specter.
- ArkDem14 takes a look at the recent history of party-switchers Richard Shelby of Alabama and Ben Nighthorse Campbell of Colorado.
- SusanL143 invites Olympia Snowe to come on over.
- arcticshadow descends into the depths of the wingnuttia to see what the other side thinks about Specter's switch. Apparently they're thrilled.
- NonSanaeMentis thanks Rush Limbaugh for helping the Democratic Party reach the magic number sixty.
- Notthemayor says that while having concerns about what kind of Democrat Specter will be, his switch is a net positive for our side.
- LunkHead wants Specter to be primaried in 2010.
- wheelimus hopes that Specter will vote yes on cloture when it comes to the EFCA, even if he votes no on the bill. Prospects don't look good at this time.
- AWhitneyBrown has a unique take on today's news.
- KingOneEye tells us that Specter isn't the only one who switched sides today.