As I said ...

When the Sphincter Specter defection became news, this is no great deal for the Dems. Once again, the Dems promised the moon to a guy (see: Joe Lieberman) who cares for nothing but his own political skin:

Here it comes. Been a Democrat for less than a week and already Arlen Specter is backtracking. Is it any clearer that this Faustian bargain made for those fabled 60 votes is no bargain at all for the majority party?

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... I did not say I would be a loyal Democrat. I did not say that ...

So what the fuck did we let him aboard for, let alone allow him to keep his seniority? Hey, Harry Reid, I got this bridge over the East River you might want to buy ...