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Rubio It's You
If Republicans wish to be a party with a purpose, one that seriously opposes the leftward rush of our rookie president and his merry band, Mitch McConnell will not be quick to say, “Come on back, all is forgiven.” Now there’s at least a chance that Florida will not be replacing Arlen with another Senate RINO after the 2010 election. Last Wednesday, Marco Rubio, a 37-year-old, Cuban-American lawyer from Miami and a former speaker of the Florida House, declared he will be running for the U.S. Senate seat that Republican Mel Martinez will relinquish when his term ends next year. Continue reading
Arlen Who?
Arlen Specter is a Democrat today, because he was a Democrat last week, and last month, and last year, and every year since 1965. Relabeling and repackaging himself may make for interesting conversation on the machinations of Pennsylvania politics, but as a reflection of Arlen Specter’s personal philosophy and values, it is simply not news. Continue reading
Reagan Defeats Specter
Yesterday, staring at polls that had him losing a Republican primary to his 2004 rival former Congressman Pat Toomey, Specter did just that. Stunning the political world in both Pennsylvania and Washington, Specter became a Democrat. There’s more to all of this that is perhaps not obvious to those outside Pennsylvania. Here’s a Reagan-Specter story never told before. Continue reading
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Conservative Mounts Challenge to Specter
Conservative Republican Pat Toomey announced Wednesday his campaign to unseat moderate Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Arlen Specter, setting up an early battle over the GOP’s direction under President Barack Obama. Continue reading
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