You can't make this stuff up
Posted by Sean Stangland on Tue, 04/28/2009 - 16:05
Earlier today, while watching Sen. Arlen Specter (D—PA) trying to convince America that his abandonment of the Republican party isn't a case of putting personal advancement ahead of principles and party loyalty, this came across the crawl at the bottom of my TV screen:
"GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY IN CALIFORNIA BECAUSE OF SWINE FLU, SAYS 'THERE'S NO REASON FOR ALARM'"
Are you reading this, Jon Stewart? If so, you're welcome.
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Joe Liebermann lost the CT democratic primary, but was still elected as an independent... although he is considered a Dem again, it proves that it's possible to be ditched by your party and still survive, but.....
Obviously, it is easier to be elected if part of the major two parties. If someone, like Arlen, truly believes they are doing good work as a politician, it would make sense to align with whichever party would give him the best chance of being elected.
Of course, these reasons also apply if you just want to be re-elected. Most Senators are smart enough people that they could make way more money in the private sector, and at this point in his career, and with his health, Arlen has no higher aspirations than Senator, so I choose to believe that he honestly feels like he can make a difference if he stays in office.