Sayonara, Specter

 

When Arlen Specter left the Republican Party to become a Democrat, many saw him as a traitor. (Some went so far as to call him "Benedict Arlen.") Specter's change gave the Democrats the 60 votes they needed for a super majority. He destroyed any hope Republicans had for filibustering Democratic proposals. Democrats in Pennsylvania have now repaid Specter for this favor by voting him out of office.

For most conservatives, this alone is great news. I may or may not have done a bit of dance when I heard about the primary results. But what makes the news even better is that the Democrat running against Specter is running with a message that is at least slightly conservative. CBS news quotes the victorious Joe Sestak as saying the following, "The career politicians down in Washington don't want to be held accountable. They've lost the trust and the faith of the voters and I think that's what you saw last night, at least in Pennsylvania."  Here, at least, Stesak sounds almost like at Tea-Partier.

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Miranda: I certainly agree here. I would go further and say that this is one of those rare occasions when the agreement cuts across party lines. Democrats who voted against Specter didn't know if they could trust him. Republicans who cheer his loss know well enough about that.