I never thought I'd say this, but Thank you, Arlen Specter.
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Fri Feb-19-10 08:04 PM
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I never thought I'd say this, but Thank you, Arlen Specter.
Edited on Fri Feb-19-10 08:06 PM by Randall Flagg
Signing the public option reconciliation letter was a good thing. edited for horrendous spelling
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Fri Feb-19-10 08:07 PM
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1. Spector has been a very good friend to medical research and health care
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Fri Feb-19-10 08:18 PM
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Particularly where the NIH is concerned.
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Fri Feb-19-10 10:49 PM
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10. Stem cell research's best friend in Washington; a real champion,
even BEFORE he could personally benefit.
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Fri Feb-19-10 08:31 PM
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3. I was quite impressed with him. n/t
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Fri Feb-19-10 09:12 PM
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4. Yup, me too. Thank goodness!
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Fri Feb-19-10 09:40 PM
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5. Specter has behaved well since switching sides.
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Fri Feb-19-10 09:41 PM
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6. Primary challenges will do that. n/t
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Fri Feb-19-10 10:09 PM
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8. They sure work wonders!
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Fri Feb-19-10 10:08 PM
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7. I was the first to hate him
But frankly, proof is in the pudding, if he keeps going this route, we won;t have to keep him in the backyard with the Blue Dogs.
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Fri Feb-19-10 10:11 PM
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9. Specter cares more about getting elected then making money
So he may not be the king of convictions but he at least can be swayed by voters more then the temporary politicians that just want to cash in.
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11. Ironically, that makes him more of a populist, at least in practice
I am grateful for the political actions of Mister Magic Bullet. This is truly Bizarro World.
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