ah.. I see the Democrats are enjoying him as much as we did. Which is to say, he makes them want to puke as well:
Sen. Arlen Specter (?-PA), himself a two-time cancer survivor, put up a fundraising web site, Specter for the Cure. Admirable, right? Is it really?
'Specter For The Cure' Cancer Website, Really Political Fundraising Tool
By Brian Beutler - May 8, 2009, 9:12AM
Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA)--two time survivor of Hodgkins disease--is no stranger to cancer, cancer awareness, and cancer research funding. But he's using his hard earned credibility as a national spokesperson on the issue to fight the disease in a roundabout way.
He's touting--and raising money from--a website called specterforthecure.com, which he describes as "a bold new initiative to reform our government's medical research efforts, cut red tape and unstrangle the hope for accelerated cures."
But the money he's raising isn't funding research grants, or advocacy, or treatment for patients who can't afford it. It's funding the Senate re-election campaign of one Arlen Specter.
But the money he's raising isn't funding research grants, or advocacy, or treatment for patients who can't afford it. It's funding the Senate re-election campaign of one Arlen Specter.
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The web site has since been changed to clarify the fact that any money you give through it goes to the Specter campaign, not to cancer research. The modification was made in the last few days, after its purely political purpose was revealed. In my opinion, that gesture is too little, too late, and does not absolve Specter in the least of the original sleazy trick.
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Get this man out of the Democratic Party. We do not need the likes of him. Primary his ass out of there before the 2010 elections.
Nah. You can keep him. We never wanted him to begin with. He fits better with Democrats obviously. All that 'say one thing, do another' stuff. Misrepresenting himself. He's perfect for you guys.
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