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   walruscarver2000 said, 7 months ago

   Don’t expect tears from the Repubs. He dared to disagree with the party line.
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   Bill Ewing said, 7 months ago

   Centrist? Don’t think so.

   Blatant opportunist would be more than accurate for which he paid at the polls, finally!
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   Jeddidyah said, 7 months ago

   @ScottPM

   “He didn’t dare to disagree either demoncratic party line. He voted with them 90% of the time when he was a demoncrat.”
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   He did that because he believed it. And you are still crying because Chief Justice Roberts didn’t stay bought.
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   Omnius said, 7 months ago

   Republicans wrote off Arlen once he turned Democrat. They’ll shed no tears for Arlen or any Democrat or republican who dares to be a centrist.
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   Deb1805 said, 7 months ago

   The word is moderate. Mr. Spector appeared to genuinely care about the American people. I mourn the passing of a decent man. Not many of them left. Period.
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 7 months ago

   These days the Republicans have gone so extreme that even a mild Centrist like Specter would be labeled a traitor and Liberal Socialist.
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   Radish said, 7 months ago

   @Deb1805

   Perhaps it was guilt from his part in the JFK coverup.
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   Jeddidyah said, 7 months ago

   @HOWGOZIT

   “Then why did he drop Democrat and go Independent, "
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   He was a Republican when he went independent (even tigger knows that he was a Republican), but don’t let facts bother you they never did before…
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   walruscarver2000 said, 7 months ago

   @ScottPM

   Maybe that’s because he thought they were headed in the right direction. He disagreed with the Rep plenty, which is what caused him to change parties. (It’s also called a conscience.)
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    MortyForTyrant said, 7 months ago

    Isn’t that how it’s done at weddings? Stupid tradition! Anyway, Arlen Specter, Rest In Peace. You will be missed, more and more every year from here on out…
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    Noreen Klose said, 7 months ago

    @walruscarver2000

    Conscience? ? ? He voted for whatever position he was promised the most “perks” for. Democrat/Republican/Independent…title of office made a difference to him, but NOT party line or party name.
    He was a self-serving politician…using the worst definition of politician. He was only interested in doing whatever would get him elected. There NEVER WAS any conscience.
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    Rickapolis said, 7 months ago

    The ‘magic bullet’ cover up is his legacy.
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    Molon Labe said, 7 months ago

    Good riddence to bad rubbish
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    Ms. Ima said, 7 months ago

    He is dead. If he believed he is in heaven. If not….. then he’s dead.
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    Night-Gaunt49 said, 7 months ago

    @HOWGOZIT

    Tell me have you ever written about real Progressives or do you just put in quotes?
    

    
    Lieberman was more of a Republican anyway. No love lost.
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