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The Worst Republican Senator: Why Pennsylvania should get rid of Arlen Specter
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| Contributor | Tony82 |
| Last Edited | Tony82 Aug 17, 2003 07:46pm |
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| Category | Opinion |
| News Date | Friday, August 15, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | (This is the cover story of the Sept. 1, 2003 issue of National Review. The Toomey campaign received a copy and posted it on its website.)
The choice for conservatives is whether to make another uneasy peace with Specter in the prudential belief that no party holding a one-seat majority in the Senate should dump an incumbent who has won four previous elections in a swing state. The alternative is to rally behind Pat Toomey, an impressive congressman from Allentown who has launched an energetic primary bid against the man who has done more to frustrate conservative goals over the years than perhaps any other member of his caucus. Weyrich's complaint is a common one: Specter votes like a Democrat until late in his term. In 2001, for instance, Specter was in his usual form, helping slash the Bush administration's tax cuts by $250 billion. This year, however, he embraced the president's tax-relief proposals early on. "There's more reason for an economic stimulus now," he says. Skeptics think it's not the economy he's trying to jump-start as much as it is his Republican base — which he'll need in next April's primary. |
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