Posts Tagged → mesothelioma
O’Donnell wins in Delaware
In a state where the GOP hates conservatives almost as much as Democrats do, Tea Party and Sarah Palin-endorsed candidate Christine O’Donnell has upset Mike Castle, the RINO-in-waiting who state GOP leaders had backed, even though Castle votes with the Democrats more than even John McCain and Joe Lieberman do.
While the Delaware GOP is acting like O’Donnell’s victory is the political equivalent of a Mesothelioma diagnosis, most of those same people never gave O’Donnell a chance to begin with… in the primary.
While Delaware is a solid blue state, what good would turning over that seat to a GOP leader like Castle have done, as it would not have resulted in any real difference on voting records. At least now, the people of Delaware have a clear choice in candidates, even if O’Donnell isn’t the choice they embrace.
Specter switch isn’t much of one
After amassing a measly 40-percent conservative voting record and voting with the Republicans just over half the time, it came as a surprise to no one – except perhaps partner-in-RINO John McCain – when Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter flipped from GOP to the Democratic Party this week.
In an incoherent speech that rambled on about the GOP moving “too far to the right” (actually, it’s been suffering a severe leftward drift toward Specter’s side), about the only thing Specter didn’t blame the GOP for was plotting the spread of mesothelioma – and apparently only because his speech writer needed more time.
Considering his voting record, Specter’s switch matters only on paper; as long as Franken prevails in his election fraud victory, the Dems will have a filibuster-proof majority in the Senate for the next couple years. Which is great, when you think about it; no longer can anything Barack does be blamed on Republicans going forward.
This is the Dem majority’s mess, like it or not.
The good news is, Specter was facing a primary challenge from a real conservative in the Pennsylvania GOP, who now should sail to the nomination. And there’s no guarantee the Dems will nominate Specter. Even if they do, let them have him. He’s 79 and shouldn’t be running for a sixth term anyway.
While we’re at it, let’s show the rest of the RINOs in the Senate the door, too; it may bury the GOP in the short term, but it could very well save the party’s conservative soul.
