Specter (on Morning Joe) says he plans to run again in 2010...

[brooklynite]

Says 80,000 Republicans switched to Democrats this year in PA.

[ThomWV]

1. I thought he was ill

[noel711]

2. He looked incredibly better than he did last year....

Last year Specter was a 'spectre' almost deathlike.

His spin on what's going on in Pennsylvania
was a welcome relief to what Joe/Mika et al
are bloviating about.... apparently over the weekend they talked
to someone in Pa, and thus they know everything about my state.

When was the last time they walked the streets of Philadelphia?
No way; they couldn't take the reality.

How is it that ignorant, prejudiced bigots get
television shows?

[madokie]

3. Sen. Arlen Specter reflects on cancer battle

Sen. Arlen Specter reflects on cancer battle
Senior senator from Pennsylvania advises sufferers in ‘Never Give In’

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23609556/

Sen. Arlen Specter’s cancer battle
March 18: The senior senator from Pennsylvania talks about his serious health problems, his new book, “Never Give In,” and the economy.

updated 8:30 a.m. CT, Tues., March. 18, 2008
In a career in public service that spans over 40 years, U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) has fought many battles in and out of the halls of government. In 2005, Specter was diagnosed with cancer. Together with Frank J. Scaturro, Specter recalls his triumphs and medical scares in one of the most honest and revealing political memoirs in years with "Never Give In: Battling Cancer in the Senate." Here's an excerpt: