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Specter Moved WAY Left

AmericanElephant — Mon, 04 May 2009 20:29:15 +0000

I wasn’t a fan of Arlen Specter’s before he let the world in on his not-so-secret Democrat fantasies… but even I didn’t expect this from him. It’s the GOP’s fault cancer took Jack Kemp’s life? That’s the kind of ridiculous nonsense you expect to read on some leftist blog like KOS or DU, but not out of the mouth of a guy who was praising his position in the GOP just a month ago.

Arlen Specter owe Jack Kemp’s family an apology for using his death to take political cheap shots. Especially when they’re not even true.

Don’t wait until 2010, get this jerk out of office now. Loon.

Celebrate the exit of Benedict Arlen Specter

AmericanElephant — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 21:42:17 +0000

Benedict Arlen Specter has finally admitted his true RINO colors by announcing he was becoming a Democrat and leaving the Republican party. He even went so far as to admit that it was about his ability to get re-elected, maintain his Senate seat, and even increase his political power.

Don’t let the door hit you wear the good Lord split you, Mr Specter. I’m just surprised you were claiming to be a Republican this long.

Celebrate Arlen Specter’s sanctimonious exit with one of these shirts from the American Elephant store.

Don’t Believe the Specter Spin

AmericanElephant — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 17:32:33 +0000

I’ve heard a number of media types and left-leaning politicians praise the strength of character it took for Arlen Specter to switch parties.

Don’t believe that spin for a second.

If Arlen Specter’s character was unimpeachable, why did he promise not to leave the party last month?

I am staying a Republican because I think I have an important role, a more important role, to play there. The United States very desperately needs a two-party system. That’s the basis of politics in America. I’m afraid we are becoming a one-party system, with Republicans becoming just a regional party with so little representation of the northeast or in the middle atlantic. I think as a governmental matter, it is very important to have a check and balance. That’s a very important principle in the operation of our government. In the constitution on Separation of powers.

Based on reports today, he obviously didn’t mean a word of that. Maybe its just me, but I don’t see lies and flip-flops as signs of someone’s character. No, this wasn’t about character, it was about self-preservation and Arlen Specter’s overwhelming desire to maintain his power. And that my friends is exactly why we don’t need him in the party or the Senate any more.

One RINO Down: Arlen Specter to run as Democrat.

AmericanElephant — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:10:19 +0000

FoxNEWS just reported the Arlen Specter will run as a Democrat when he’s up for re-election in 2010. Not sure is he’s switching parties now or waiting for the primary… but I say good riddance. Lets get rid of all the squish Republicans and find some people with conservative values and ideology to take the helm. In the long run, the party and the country will be better for it when the Republicans actually stand for something and don’t have Bailout friendly donkeys dressed as elephants destroying us from within.

All this action does is prove that what a lot of us thought was true… Specter never was a Conservative nor much of a Republican. If he caucuses now with the Democrats then Specter will virtually assure a filibuster-proof majority… destroying any chance of preventing Obama’s Socialist policies. If that happens, Specter deserves all the blame.

Specter has already started slinging mud and lies at his likely challenger Pat Toomey. Let’s support Toomey for Senate and make sure this former RINO retires for good.

Time to Find Replacements for Specter, Snowe and Collins

AmericanElephant — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 20:04:35 +0000

Harry Reid just announced that the House and Senate have reached a compromise, and he thanked the three “patriotic” Republicans Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins. The inference is obviously that those Republicans who don’t support this pathetic so-called stimulus bill are not patriotic.

Then, Susan Collins got up and spoke thanking her brave Republican colleagues, Arlen Specter and Olympia Snowe.

They are not brave, they are cowards. You all are. Cowards with no sense of history or appreciation of capitalism. Cowards who have sold the prosperity of our children down the river because they didn’t have the backbone or the intelligence to do what was right.

It’s time for hereos. It’s time for men to emerge who understand where we have been and where we are heading. It’s time for Americans who believe in the fundamental philosophies that made our country great, instead of political hacks who kowtow to pork-laced packages and the politics of fear.

It’s time to replace Arlen Specter, Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins with actual Conservatives. It’s open season on RINOs – let’s go hunting.