The People Of Pennsylvania

I've been watching Sen. Specter's townhall meeting, with so many totally boorish people from Pennsylvania.

They're screaming out, trying to shout him down, just venting their idiocy. (Where were these idiots during the Bush years? Oh, right, they weren't being led by the nose back then by Fox News, Rush Limbaugh, and the corporate lobbyists to protest. Such morons, fighting against their own interests.)

One moron said we can't have health care, that it's "unconstitutional" because the Founding Fathers didn't write it in. So ... hmmm ... there goes the Air Force.

One pre-med student said he's already a quarter million dollars in debt. "What incentives are there for me to become a doctor?" Uhhh, maybe paying back your debt, Doctor Dumb. You really think doctors are going to be making minimum wage? Doctor Braniac also thinks there's a problem with the number of "czars" we have. Wow, that's lame.

Number 28 didn't have a microphone so I don't know what she said.

Another guy called him (or someone) "a socialist, fascist pig" and walked out. Good riddance to that guy.

The last guy who had a question just rambled on ... blah blah blah.

Time To Throw Specter Back

You know when you go fishing, and you haven't caught anything all day, and suddenly you snag something, you're not sure what it is, except it seems to be putting up a heck of a fight -- then it turns out to be an old rubber boot -- naturally you take a picture of it and release it back to the wild.

The Democrats went on a fishing trip and reeled in Arlen Specter. But what'd we get, a nice big whopper of a fish or just another rubber boot? The guy has proven himself in the last three days to be as worthless as they come. It's time to throw him back. Certainly we're not going to be having fish fries with the meat Arlen's providing the party!

Not only did he say he wouldn't be a loyal Democrat, that he wouldn't support the union thing, that he wouldn't support public health insurance, on and on, now he even says he hopes Norm Coleman actually beats Al Franken. I can't believe it! Inexplicably, Specter says, "There's still time for the Minnesota courts to do justice and declare Norm Coleman the winner."

What planet is this moron from exactly? Coleman got 312 fewer votes. It's usually the guy who gets the most votes who is the winner. So, who knows, in 2010, maybe Arlen will get the most votes and assume that he lost and we'll finally be rid of him.

I don't think he's any good. I think Arlen Specter is worthless. I always have. It seemed like it'd be better to have him on board than not. But it's time to throw him back. We were doing better without him.

Certainly in 2010 we want someone else. Primary Arlen Specter. I'm definitely in.

Arlen The Democrat

I've never cared much for Arlen Specter over the years. But this is his day. He could do worse things than become a Democrat. I just hope he's still a Democrat tomorrow.

What I always think of when I think of him is someone who acts like he's going to stand up for what's right, then something happens and he backs down. Very shifting. Becoming a Democrat, as much as I like the move, is really the same basic thing. He's a Republican, then he's not.

Welcome to the party. But please try to have some actual Democratic sensibilities. I think it's pretty obvious he made the switch because he was likely to lose the next election. Self-preservation is wonderful, just not always something to celebrate in and of itself.