Thank you Arlen Specter

[autorank]

Now we're sure to get the following

[Occam Bandage]

1. Uh, yeah. I don't think anyone but Freepers have suggested

that 60 Democrats in the caucus will suddenly turn the entire Senate into aggressive leftists.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Well we all know he does have the magic bullet in his pocket

[autorank]

4. The thing about Specter is

he's incredibly intelligent. We don't agree, I'm sure with his initial effort on the Warren
Commission and the Anita Hill teardown but he'll have his way frequently. That trick with the
U.S. Attorney's was outright damaging. But hey, stranger things are happening.

[PassingFair]

3. Yeah, look at all the magic that occurred when Zell jumped to their side....

[sharp_stick]

5. Actually Miller

didn't change sides officially did he? He's one of them hard core racist assholes whose entire family voted Democratic because the Republicans were the party of Lincoln and therefore were the party that got rid of the cheap farm labor enjoyed by ol' Zell's grandpappy. Zig Zag Zell has never been able to think for himself so I don't believe he could come up with the concept of really switching parties, deep down he's hoping for a bit of the old time Democratic Party.

I can only imagine the ghosts of Zell's family and the grave spinning going on because their once "great" party is now being run by an incredibly smart black guy. That stuff makes me smile, I love to see inbred assholes of Zell's stripe get all pissed off because the rest of the world has passed them by.

[truedelphi]

9. Did not know all these juicy details about Zeller and his

Family.

Can't say it now makes his motives crystal clear, but it does shed some light on him. Thanks!

[unpossibles]

6. my sarcas-o-meter is off the charts... nt

[Me.]

7. Clapping With One Hand

and holding off judgment until I see whether or not he going to be a new dem stick in the mud. As for the big agenda, after the last 8 years, anything is something.

[autorank]

16. He's a danger because he's too damn smart

I think he just gets bored sometimes and causes big fuss. His vote on impeachment was a classic,
something about the Scottish parliamentary system. Good lord, the guy says anything and gets away
with it.

But just remember these two words - Anita Hill

[althecat]

8. Arlen... you can have my baby...

:kick:

[truedelphi]

10. Arlen, you can take my wife...

Oops, I am the wife.

Well you can have our third cat.

[autorank]

17. I'll see that baby and raise you one;)

[robinlynne]

11. Autorank, we share your dream.

[autorank]

18. I'm afraid that's about all it will be but can't you just see this

"And all of them will join in unison and say no more funding for illegal wars."

;)

[Enrique]

12. exactly whom are you parodying?

is anyone making such ridiculous claims about the Arlen switch?

[formercia]

13. for showing us what a true snake you are.

Specter is zen master of talk the big talk and absolutely nothing gets done. I bet most of the DLC regard him as a mentor.

[Egnever]

19. agreed! He is the king of say one thing do another.

I cant believe we want this guy.

[formercia]

21. And the Queen is...

KAPO Joe Lieberman.

What a couple they would make.

[Joe Chi Minh]

14. Woo Hoo! Wipe your tears away, Enrique. Time to move on. Like the

rest of the country. Time to celebrate. After WWII, in the UK, street parties were put on by the parents for their children. There's plenty about them on Google, but here's a photo:

http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_g/0_groups_and_outings_colinton_streeet_party_1945.htm

In early part of the last century, the dukes and most of the rest of the aristocracy complained bitterly when Lloyd George raised their taxes (and created some new ones!) to provide for social reforms, including the old-age pension. On that subject, David Gilmour, Kipling's biographer wrote, among other things, the following: "Another part of the Lloyd George 'gospel' could be defined by the question, 'Why should we be beggars with the ballot in our hands?'" Quite a slogan.

[diva77]

15. seriously, though, what sort of hazing must a turncoat undergo before he

is accepted by his new fraternity?

[autorank]

20. Just two tasks

He'll have to reveal the sealed evidence of those tapes Anita Hill said he had and he needs to
bend on one knee, call Hill on his cell phone and repeat this exactly, "I was an arrogant ass and
I apologize for attacking you with no basis whatsoever. I am very sorry but not worthy of having
my apology accepted."

Seems reasonable.