Arlen Specter, the Senator from Pennsylvania, has announced that he is leaving the Republican Party and becoming a Democrat. He noted that some 200,000 of his fellow Pennsylvanians have become Democrats and, I guess, decided to follow along--so much for his claim to "maverick" status. Just following the crowd. But do Democrats really want him? Can we tell him that he can't join--that we don't want someone who doesn't support the Employee Free Choice Act--or are we stuck taking any politician with his finger in the wind?
Although it would be hard to distinguish him from any number of people who've been Democrats all their careers.
Showing posts with label Democratic Party. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Democratic Party. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
John Burton, Chair of the California Democratic Party
My first thought: omigod, he's old as the hills. Burton has the mechanics of electioneering down and prodigious fundraising skills, but couldn't they find someone who isn't eligible for Medicare? Or has the Democratic Party become like the old Soviet Politburo, where geriatric internists attended the members at their meetings?
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