Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Specter's switch likely to have limited impact on energy, climate bills
Sen. Arlen Specter's party switch sent shockwaves across Washington yesterday, but it appears unlikely to significantly alter the prospects for President Obama's agenda on energy, climate change and other major legislation. As for the calculus on one of the biggest legislative and political battles facing the Senate -- climate change -- it does not appear much of anything has changed. "It does not change that," Senate Environment and Public Works Chairwoman Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) said of the prospects for climate change legislation. "I don't think climate change is a matter of party. It is really more a matter of region. So I don't think it changes that much." As a senator from Pennsylvania, Specter represents a state that has a heavy manufacturing base and still leans on coal for a significant number of jobs -- though less so than in the past...NYTimes
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Everybody knows he did it because he was down 21% in the polls leading-up to the GOP primary for his seat- and Joey Pluggs made a deal with him, he already admitted as such. The sad truth is that this hack has spent three decades in the Senate, while accomplishing little.
And Barack and him have a lot in common- as unprincipled political opportunists, I’m sure they’ll get along just great.
Just a little over a month ago, the Senator said in an interview that he wouldn’t switch parties due to the importance of checks and balances.
And back in 2001, Sen. Arlen Specter, then a Republican, proposed a rule forbidding party switches… he was upset when Vt Sen. Jim Jeffords’ left the GOP to become an independent.
Who knows what the truth is with this guy, you’ll never get it from him.
With all due respect, Senator- don’t let the door hit your butt on the way out. Nobody on our side’s going to miss you.
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