When does Specter face retribution?

[Nixon in '80]

Specter is a wonderful example of what the Republican Party should be.

I hope you don't mean personally. He's a spineless, self centered, ego maniac with a very nasty streak politician. His fans would admit this as well (well, maybe not the first adjective).

Fixed.

Also, Specter probably just guaranteed his defeat in the primary in 2010... unless, of course, the stimulus is an unbelievable success, but I kind of doubt that.

[Nixon in '80]

Specter is a wonderful example of what the Republican Party should be.

I hope you don't mean personally. He's a spineless, self centered, ego maniac with a very nasty streak politician. His fans would admit this as well (well, maybe not the first adjective).

Fixed.

Also, Specter probably just guaranteed his defeat in the primary in 2010... unless, of course, the stimulus is an unbelievable success, but I kind of doubt that.

LOL

You clearly aren't familiar with Specter. It's beyond just "typical politician" with that guy and that reputation is well known across PA.

Your statements about Specter are approaching CARLHAYDEN-John McCain levels:

"ZOMG you have no idea he's from my state and he's really, really evil."

I know you probably have a laundry list of everything bad Arlen Specter has done in his career, and I'm sure a lot of it's pretty bad, but I'm also sure that if I devoted some time to it, I could compile an equally impressive list about most other politicians with thirty years of service.

[Nixon in '80]

Your statements about Specter are approaching CARLHAYDEN-John McCain levels:

"ZOMG you have no idea he's from my state and he's really, really evil."

I didn't say he was evil or perceived as being evil. I'm saying that Arlen Specter is a known asshole. Capitol Hill staffers had buttons made up which read, "Arlen Specter Yelled at Me." The man is called "Snarlin' Arlen" by his fans. He's not known to be a nice person. It's well known in PA. He's re-elected for other reasons.

I was just joking, I know you weren't implying Specter is evil... I was just doing a slightly exaggerated CARLHAYDEN impression. As for Specter being an asshole, I know that he's got a reputation for being kind of a jerk, but I don't deal with him personally, so I don't care. Even my original statement wasn't denying his alleged assholiness, I was just saying that almost every politician is, to some degree: "a spineless, self centered, ego maniac with a very nasty streak"... maybe Arlen is nastier than most, I don't know, but I do know that criticizing a politician you don't like for being a jerk isn't really a compelling argument, because I still like his politics (for the most part), thus, I like him.

[Nixon in '80]

So, lets see:

You prefer liberal to conservative (both the ADA and ACU 2007 ratings of Specter indicate his voting record is more liberal than conservative.  Interestingly enough, the ratings add up to 100),

I'm not a fan of the blanket "conservative" or "liberal" ratings, as they can often be deceptive... two Senators who voted the opposite way on every bill, covering a wide spectrum of issues, can end up with the exact same rating. That said, after briefly looking over the votes used to tabulate the ACU score, I don't think 40 is all that far from where I'd be... maybe I'd be around 50, but I don't know.

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I've generally tried to avoid this issue, but I really don't feel like it anymore... yeah, I'm moderately pro-choice. That said, Specter's 2007 NARAL rating is an aberration (his 2006 rating was actually 50, but I assume you were talking about his 2007 rating)... his rating has generally been anywhere between 0 and 65 over the last decade.

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His lifetime rating, on the other hand, is 49%. It's not a good score, to be sure, and Arlen has never been a strong opponent of earmarks... this is one of the reasons I qualified my remark with a (for the most part).

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While the NRA gave him a lifetime rating of "A" in 2004... interesting

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Oh, I did, and it was quite informative... thank you.

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I've actually never twisted anything... I've made fun of you, but that's not really a Nixonesque deception, more like a middle school kid pointing and laughing.

I've also never read a list of your gripes with McCain... I'd be interested.