28 Apr
Arlen Specter (D)
Ever since I started watching CSPAN2 (all three times I watched it because nothing else was on) my favourite Senator has been Arlen Specter from Pennsylvania. His one weakness was the fact that he was a Republican.
So. The Democratic caucus now has 59 seats… once Norm Coleman gives up his losing battle with Al Franken in Minnesota, the Democrats will have a 3/5 majority and will be able to override filibusters. Kick ass.
May 4th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
This guy is awesome
May 13th, 2009 at 1:54 am
Arlen Specter is just afraid of losing his job, because he’s been voting too far to the left for his party’s liking. He knows he’s up against some tough competition in the upcoming Republican primaries, because they’re actually running a real conservative candidate this time, not the liberal Specter.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:00 pm
The GOP will most likely come back. Pelosi’s unpopular. There’s probably going to be a conservative backlash against the liberal policies of Obama & Co. And the Republicans are the champions of libertarianism. And people just love it when the government stays out of their private business.
May 13th, 2009 at 1:10 pm
1. Pelosi is not that unpopular. Especially in her native constituency, which is all that really matters in regards to her job.
2. There would be a conservative backlash, if Obama’s policies were really that unpopular. However, they are not, and the majority of Americans (according to NYT) believe Obama has done a good job so far and still support his policies.
3. The Republicans are the champions of libertarianism? Since when?