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• Pennsylvania Senate primary

  
  POLITICAL TRUTH-THE BLOG THAT ROCKS — Authority: 132
  Heres some commentary. Joe Sestak the Congressman everyone supported in 2006 and viewed as someone who could have an influential future in the Democratic party is running against Arlen Specter for the Democratic nomination for Senate. Problem is, Sestak is getting nasty, very nasty, to the point of being despicable. ...
  3 days ago

• Toomeys Two-Step

  
  The New Republic - The Plank Feed — Authority: 152
  Congressional Quarterly s Shira Toeplitz has a good rundown on all the ways in which presumptive Pennsylvania GOP Senate nominee Pat Toomey has moved to the center ever since Arlen Specter bolted for the Democratic Party. Which makes me again wonder whether it was a mistake for Obama to encourage Specters ...
  3 days ago

• Specter-Sestak to be ugly

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 546
  Timothy McNulty | November 23, 2009 Heres Politico on what we already know -- that Specter/Toomey is going to be a hard-hitting and personal affair: The most closely watched Senate primary is in Pennsylvania, where Sen.Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak are slugging it out in unusuallypersonal terms. Specter has ...
  3 days ago

• Joseph Fortes Pyramid of Hell: Who Pays?

  
  justsnarky — Authority: 125
  I am a little confused as to how government receivers are going to be able to get what amounts to "victims" to cough up all that money? Is that like getting victims to pay twice? Where did the money go? Dont they know? Some of the victims are non-profits. Now one victim could I think cough up the money --- the ...
  3 days ago

• Pressure From the Right: GOP Candidates Bet On Obama Fatigue

  
  Politics Daily — Authority: 811
  Filed under: Senate , Republicans , Primaries , 2010 Elections , Conservatives John McCain rails against a bipartisan global warming bill two years after sponsoring one himself? He says hes "dear friends" with Sarah Palin and enjoyed her book? The one that trashes his 2008 presidential campaign? Strange, I ...
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• Too Dangerously Stupid To Serve, Or Just Plain LYING?

  
  Logistics Monster — Authority: 528
  Ah, the audacity of the spin that occurs on Sunday news shows that spotlight politicians and their bills. I am absolutely convinced that either the Senate has a completely different version of the health care bill from the one they posted last week, or they are too dangerously stupid to serve because they do not have ...
  3 days ago

• How Toxic Is It?

  
  Let Freedom Ring — Authority: 139
  In 2006, people said that the conditions surrounding GOP candidates were toxic. Four long years later, Charlie Cook is describing President Obama as “beyond radioactive in their districts .” Veteran Washington Post columnist David Broder paints a grim picture , too: It’s simply not true that America ...
  4 days ago

• Email from Arlen Specter on Obamacare vote (VANITY)

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Received this in my inbox tonight... Dear Friends, The Congress is continuing its work to try to get healthcare reform legislation, and I believe the prospects are reasonably good that we will produce a bill. I hope that the bill will have the public option - and a robust public option. We will have a cloture vote ...
  4 days ago

• Pelosi and Specter Question U.S. Presence in Afghanistan

  
  Brave New Wave - Children of a Lesser Revolution — Authority: 481
  Speaking to NPR on Friday, United States House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi, questioned the United States’ role in Afghanistan and continued the pattern of Western politicians critical of Afghan President Hamid Karzai. To Pelosi and other Democratic leaders, the United States cannot win in Afghanistan if ...
  5 days ago

• Oil and gas industry slams Salazar for yanking drilling leases near Utah parks

  
  Colorado Independent — Authority: 676
  A study by an association representing the oil and gas industry – not surprisingly – found Interior Secretary Ken Salazar engaged in political gamesmanship when he pulled back leases on 60 parcels of BLM land sold in a heavily protested and fraud-marred auction last December in Salt Lake City. Salazar, who ...
  6 days ago

• Uniting American Families Act Gets New Sponsor – Specter

  
  OutGayLife.com — Authority: 159
  Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and formerly that committee’s Republican Chairman), has signed on as a cosponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). At last June’s Senate Judiciary Committee UAFA hearing, Specter expressed strong support for ...
  6 days ago

• Uniting American Families Act Gets New Sponsor - Specter

  
  Gay Marriage Watch — Authority: 446
  Senator Arlen Specter (D-PA), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee (and formerly that committee’s Republican Chairman), has signed on as a cosponsor of the Uniting American Families Act (UAFA). At last June’s Senate Judiciary Committee UAFA hearing, Specter expressed strong support for ...
  6 days ago

• Specter and Afghanistan

  
  Early Returns — Authority: 546
  Timothy McNulty | November 20, 2009 Arlen Specter did a conference call with bloggers yesterday to say he does not support sending extra troops to Afghanistan, which puts him at odds with Dem foe Joe Sestak (and perhaps Obama). The take from the conservative American Prospect (via RealClearPolitics ) is hes ...
  6 days ago

• Specter Opposes Adding Troops in Afghanistan

  
  The Washington Independent Blog — Authority: 157
  On a blogger conference call this afternoon, Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) announced he can’t support a potential addition of U.S. troops in Afghanistan. “We ought not to add troops in Afghanistan,” Specter said, adding that he questioned “even staying” in Afghanistan unless the administration demonstrates that ...
  1 week ago

• ACTION ALERT:The Vitter-Bennett Census Amendment—Count Citizens, Stop Swamping America!

  
  brianlee — Authority: 137
  Call Harry Reid at (202) 224-3542 and tell him to put this post from http://www.fairus.org/ up for a vote and tell him that if he doesnt put it up for a vote, you will contribute to his opponent Jerry Tarkanian here .Also read more reasonings about this topic here and if you are in one of the states that ...
  1 week ago

• Letter: (Lindsey) Graham out of touch with party, constituents

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  The Nov. 12 story about Sen. Lindsey Graham found on Page 4A belonged on the front page in my opinion. ("Charleston County GOP censures U.S. Sen. Graham") Graham does not represent the policies of the Republican Party. He is a RINO, Republican In Name Only, who should exit the party like Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania. ...
  1 week ago

• Glenn Beck Daily Radio Thread

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  GLENN BECK, the most listened to Talk Show Host among White House Peeps (4 out of 5 Marxists agree)! Welcome Sick Twisted Freaks! It’s a morning thread, so bring your coffee and doughnuts! FRink Phrases: “Blow your mind” “Fatty fat fatso” “Having an ADD(or ADHD) moment” “That’s FANSTASTIC!” And of course ...
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• Arlen Specter in Pottstown

  
  THE CENTRIST — Authority: 149
  Where does Arlen Specter stand on the issues? It depends on which day of the week it is. Specter is pushing John Kerry aside as king of the flip-flop. Specter sat down a few days ago for and extensive interview with The Pottstown Mercury. On health care, Specter said "I will only vote on a health care bill that ...
  1 week ago

• Criticism of Graham may get worse, expert says ("Lindsey Graham is the next Arlen Specter")

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  CLEMSON — While political supporters of Sen. Lindsey Graham continue to be widespread, the criticism he’s facing now may only get worse down the line, especially in 2014 when he’s up for re-election. David Woodard, a political scientist at Clemson University, said times now are different, and voters aren’t crazy ...
  1 week ago

• SEIU President Andy Stern Discusses Health Care, Obama, ACORN

  
  Big Government — Authority: 817
  SEIU President Andy Stern, took a couple of minutes to discuss with us recent developments in the Health Care debate, his support for a public option in the bill and the mistakes committed by ACORN.
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