RIP Arlen Specter – on the “con” side, there’s the infamous “magic bullet” theory, the Anita Hill inquisition, the fact that his “answer” to almost every issue was to hold a hearing, and probably more than a few items I’m forgetting (and he commendably spoke “truth to stoo-pid” here a little over five years ago and, as nearly as I can tell, didn’t invoke anywhere near the amount of flak Harry Reid took for saying basically the same thing).
On the “pro” side, he served our country in the Air Force and also served in government (as well as the U.S. Senate from PA, of course) for about 40 years, delivering millions to our beloved commonwealth and creating thousands (or maybe more) of jobs. And even when I disagreed with him (which was often), I believe that he honestly examined an issue and exercised his best judgment, which, to me, is why we elect these people even when they don’t do what they want.
And yes, he became a Democrat a couple of years ago out of political expediency. But honestly, was he wrong to basically say that the Republican Party (on the national level, at least) has gone around the proverbial bend?
Our sympathies go out to Specter’s family and friends (more here)…
…and notwithstanding Specter’s comments here about “Holy Joe” Lieberman (as well as the self-promotion, though who doesn’t do that these days?), I still think he made some good points here (including the Romney dig at the end - heh).
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