Specter is trying to thread the needle by supporting massive increases in the national debt to fund democrat political payoffs. While it’s great to hear that (despite it being a “close call” and with great reluctance) he supports the secret ballot (for now), how is that enough for this guy to get a legislative license to kill for another six years?
Putting collegiality and media fawning above principle is part of how a Republican congress and President couldn’t get the votes to roll back our bloated government, or even simply reform Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae (despite multibillion dollar scandals that could easily have justified it). That last vote to make the senate fillibuster-proof is painful to lose, but the price of keeping it is hearing “President Obama’s latest bill passed with broad bipartisan support as two whole republicans voted for it.” We don’t have a firewall against bad policy, we have the bad policy plus the pork used to buy off that one last senator the bill needs.
The times call for steadfastness. Specter simply isn’t the man for the job.
