Specter didn't leave the Republican party; the party left him. Kind of ironic for a Reagan Republican, but there you go.
--Rose On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 10:46 AM, <damonb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Actually, in a way, it signifies something pretty bad. It shows that > moderates of whatever stripe are finding it increasingly difficult to find > political homes. Long-term, it's only going to lead to more animosity and > gridlock, whether or not one side or the other hits 60. > > ====== > AIM/Gmail Chat: damonbeau :: :: Wealth without work. Pleasure without > conscience. Science without humanity. Knowledge without character. > Politics without principle. Commerce without morality. Worship without > sacrifice. --Gandhi's seven deadly social sins :: :: "The arc of the moral > universe is long, but it bends toward justice." --King :: :: "Any time you > have the opportunity to accomplish something and you don't, you are wasting > your time on this earth." --Roberto Clemente > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 13:45, Glenda Collins <glendamcoll...@yahoo.com>wrote: > >> Does this signify the tide is turning and in America once again, we >> value intelligence? >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> *From:* Jim O'Connell <hunthu...@earthlink.net> >> *To:* wnndl@googlegroups.com; wnndl@googlegroups.com >> *Sent:* Tuesday, April 28, 2009 10:16:15 AM >> *Subject:* Re: [POLITICS] Done >> >> Heh heh... point well taken. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: damonb...@gmail.com >> Sent: Apr 28, 2009 1:13 PM >> To: wnndl@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: [POLITICS] Done >> >> No -- dude -- we only travel back to 1955 if the other guys hit 60. >> >> >> On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 13:01, Jim O'Connell <hunthu...@earthlink.net>wrote: >> >>> To paraphrase Doc Brown, if my calculations are correct, when the >>> Democrats hit 60 votes, you're gonna see some serious sh-t. >>> >> >> >> >> >> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World News Now Discussion List" group. To post to this group, send email to wnndl@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to wnndl+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/wnndl?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---