NRSC Chairman Cornyn’s Statement On Senator Specter

[brooklynite]

Source: National Republican Senatorial Committee

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC), issued the following statement today regarding U.S. Senator Arlen Specter’s (R-PA) decision to switch political parties in the face of a seemingly insurmountable bid for re-election next year:

“Senator Specter’s decision today represents the height of political self-preservation. While this presents a short-term disappointment, voters next year will have a clear choice to cast their ballots for a potentially unbridled Democrat super-majority versus the system of checks-and-balances that Americans deserve.”

Read more: http://www.nrsc.org/news/Read.aspx?ID=1989

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Meanwhile, Senator Richard Shelby of Alabama, elected as a Democrat in 1986 and re-elected as a Democrat in 1992, who switched to the Republican Party the day after the Republicans took control of the Senate in 1994, was strangely quiet...

[FSogol]

1. LOL, Checks-and-balances is the GOP Daily catch phrase! n/t

[Plucketeer]

5. It worked for them before!

When they had the gavels - they wrote the checks and ignored the balances! :rofl:

[AllenVanAllen]

12. They ran roughshod over congress for sure. n/t

[msanthrope]

13. DUZY!!! n/t

[Johnyawl]

16. Ohhhh! That's a good one, I'm so stealing that line!

[Johnyawl]

17. Ohhhh! That's a good one! I'm so stealing that line!

[wordpix]

21. great line, Plucketeer! Dems in Congress should use it

[tekisui]

2. That is there 2010 plan. Fear a SUPER MAJORITY!!!!

When the economic numbers improve, no one in America will care about what the repukes are screaming.

[Hawkeye-X]

3. In other words

[bobburgster]

4. How Dare You....

say that our beloved republican party suffers from selective
memory loss when it is advantageous for them.  If you open
your heart to their god's guidance you will see the light. 

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

7. Self-delete

:headbang:

[RedCloud]

9. The Ori are well pleased by these words.

How simple it is to induce the gullible.

[UpInArms]

20. it appears you forgot to add that

:sarcasm: thingie

:hi:

[jpak]

6. Boo Fucking Hoo

Go back to your stupid collapsing regional right-wing fringe party and have a good fucking crying jag - asshole!

:rofl:

[tanyev]

8. Yes, John, I look forward to casting my ballot for a Democratic super-majority.

What's your point?

[grantcart]

10. lol they haven't updated their website yet lol

http://www.nrsc.org/races/details.aspx?state=PA

[lsewpershad]

11. Shelby should

run as a Martian next time. Maybe then he'll win another term.

[ColesCountyDem]

14. Someone call a waaaaaaambulance! n/t

:popcorn:

[radfringe]

19. dial WHINE-one-one... lol ;) n/t

[damntexdem]

15. Whereas most GOP Congresspeople represent the lows of self preservation.

So low that it's below the minimal level needed for such preservation.

[No Elephants]

18. Was he worried about checks and balances while Republicans controlled ALL THREE branches? Any-

way, there is less than no indication so far that Specter plans to change his way of voting, even on cloture, so what is the big deal?