The Arlen Specter Blah Blah

Arlen Specter is now a democrat.  Big deal. 

The only surprising aspect of this move is that the Pennsylvania senator is pretending his decision has something to do with personal values.  Now my mama always said not to judge other people, so you might think I’m being rough on the nouveau democrat.  The problem is that mama also said “don’t be an idiot.”

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At least one Nittany Lion has had enough

Specter says the republican party left him as he waxed nostalgic over the good old Reagan days.  Anybody who hasn’t had their head up Al Gore’s derriere for the past six years can tell you the republicans have moved closer to the democratic party.  Reagan’s republican party saw their leader win 49 states.  Specter’s republican party managed to throw up all over itself through two election cycles. 

Everyone knows that Arlen Specter is getting spanked in the polls these days.  The recent figure splashed across headlines gave contender Pat Toomey a 21 point lead.  That kind of blackjack hand beats a joker like Specter any day.

The only significance of Arlen Specter is that he was one of 100 senators.  That and he sounds just like McGruff the Crime Dog.  Like so many endless incumbents, he just hasn’t been relevant for years.  These entrenched politicians spend a majority of time securing the next election victory. 

Specter knows that his slipping popularity is not likely in an era when Americans consistently disapprove of congressional leaders over 70% of the time yet still vote the fools back into office nearly 3 out of 4 times.  Even bitter, old John Murtha managed to win reelection after insulting his voting base TWICE!  Then again, Murtha is a democrat.  Now Specter wants to join him.