Lifelong republican Arlen Specter announces that he is switching parties and becoming a Democrat. He has been an elected official since 1980 as a reagan republican. He voted for the Barack Obama stimulus package which put him on the outs with the republican party. He would be running against republican nut job pat toomey for re-election in 2010. Toomey is way ahead in the polls, so Specter feels the only way he can compete is be a Democrat. His changing parties would give the Democrats 59 seats in the Senate. When they seat Al Franken it gives Democrats 2/3 vote. total control!!
This just goes to prove that personal gain and position and power is way more important than what is best for the working class people of this country. If changing parties gets us universal health care and decent education I'm for it. They are all in it for themselves. Specter is outspoken against the unions and labor issues......we'll see what happens!
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