Specter has finally admitted that he is really a Democrat. No surprise here, he has been a thorn in the side of Republicans for years. I have trouble recalling the last time he showed any conservative values. I say good riddance. He and the Lame Stream Media are saying “He was forced out by the increasingly conservative shift of the Republican Party!”, if that were true, I would be one happy camper.
From MRC:
Specter ‘Driven Out’ of GOP by ‘Right Wing’ and ‘Fringe of Party’
The evening newscasts on Tuesday night attributed Senator Arlen Specter’s motivation for changing parties to how he realized he wouldn’t win the Republican primary in Pennsylvania, but they also, just as they did with Senator Jim Jeffords in 2001, eagerly relayed — without any challenge — Specter’s spin that, in the words of the TV journalists, he "had been driven out by the right-wing of the Republican Party," the GOP’s "increasingly conservative tilt" and "the fringe of the party." CBS framed its story around that convenient target as the Evening News showcased Specter’s charge in its tease: "The party has shifted very far to the, to the right." Katie Couric noted that Specter "acknowledged he cannot win the Republican primary, so he’s becoming a Democrat. But as Chip Reid reports, Specter says there were other reasons behind the switch." Setting up the same Specter soundbite as in the tease, Reid reported the "moderate" Specter "says he’s leaving the Republican party because the Republican party left him." Reid bolstered Specter’s concern by asserting "200,000 Pennsylvania Republicans have registered as Democrats in just the past year. Specter blames the party’s increasingly conservative tilt." Specter exclaimed: "There ought to be a rebellion. There ought to be an uprising."
200,000 Pennsylvania Republicans have registered as Democrats in just the past year. Well, how many voted Demoncrat in the general election? In 2008 I changed my affiliation to Demoncrat to vote against 0bama in the primary, fat lot of good that did. I did not vote for even one Demoncrat in the general election, except for McCain. I only voted for him because of Sarah Palin. I don’t think I was the only one. McCain was a terrible candidate.
I would like to see the Republican party to clean the grease trap, so to speak. Force anyone out of the party who is not conservative. I know that sounds crazy, there would not be many Republicans left in Washington. I don’t see that as a very bad thing. It is time to clean house if the Republican party ever wants to be anything but Democrat Lite.
More from MRC:
On NBC, Kelly O’Donnell described how "he would be facing a much more conservative challenger" in the primary and "couldn’t risk" losing, before she related Specter’s rationalization "that voters who tend to turn out in the primaries tend to be on the fringe of the party, not a moderate Republican like he is." ABC’s Jonathan Karl highlighted how "Specter said he had been driven out by the right-wing of the Republican Party."Then viewers were treated to Specter scolding conservatives: "They don’t make any bones about their willingness to lose the general election if they can purify the party. There ought to be a rebellion. There ought to be an uprising."
I think it is time to stop the Tax Dollar sponsored primaries, if a party wants to have a primary, pay for it yourself. The third parties do that now. Do away with this Dem, Rep crap. Let’s have a Conservative party a Liberal (Socialist, Communist, Fascist), Party and a Moderate party. Now I realize that the Democrat Party is already there.
With a moderate party, any politician or citizen who is neither left or right would have a place to go. This strangle hold on elections by the Dems and Reps needs to end. We need new blood in Washington and in government in general. Don’t ban any third party candidate from debates. Have them in a football stadium if necessary. I would also not mind seeing a fist fight or two in the debates.
For now though, I just want to see the Republicans boot politicians like McCain, Snowe, Scwatzeknennedy and several others out on their asses. Take no prisoners, the GOP will be in the minority for a long time, but it takes time to rebuild, find some good candidates for us to elect.
