<![CDATA[Turncoat Routed]]>"One year after switching parties, Democrat Arlen Specter was defeated Tuesday in the Pennsylvania primary, ending his 30-year Senate career in a resounding blow to the political status quo. … Specter lost a narrow race to Rep. Joe Sestak. Despite having the backing of President Obama, Specter was laboring under perhaps the heaviest burden of any candidate running Tuesday, having to defend not just his long tenure in Washington but his admittedly self-interested switch last year from the Republican to the Democratic Party.” [Good riddance!]

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/12115/turncoat-routedRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 02:27:42 GMTThu, 20 May 2010 04:35:58 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Turncoat Routed on Wed, 26 May 2010 05:20:07 GMT]]>So does Obama get a pass on breaking the law?

Is he above the law?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/175324https://brownsboard.com/post/175324Wed, 26 May 2010 05:20:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Turncoat Routed on Tue, 25 May 2010 16:05:58 GMT]]>Obama even offered Sestak a job to try and get him out of the race with Specter.

Who wants obama to campaign for them? 0-4

Sestak confirms WH job offer to get out of Senate race

Rep. Joe Sestak, winner of the Pennsylvania Democratic Senate primary, is refusing to provide more information on what job he was offered by a White House official to drop of that race, although he confirmed again that the incident occurred.

The White House was backing incumbent Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) in the primary. Sestak acknowledged in an interview in February that he was offered a position by an unnamed White House official - a potential violation of federal law - but has not offered any specifics on conversation. Republicans are trying to use the issue against Sestak in the November Senate race.

"It's interesting. I was asked a question about something that happened months earlier, and I felt that I should answer it honestly, and that's all I had to say about it." Sestak said Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." "Anybody else has to decide on what they will say upon their role. That's their responsibility."

Yet Sestak confirmed to NBC's David Gregory that the incident did take place.

"I was offered a job, and I answered that," Sestak said. "Anything that goes beyond that is for others to talk about."

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/175175https://brownsboard.com/post/175175Tue, 25 May 2010 16:05:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Turncoat Routed on Thu, 20 May 2010 18:11:31 GMT]]>He is a weathervane, no principles and values,

but just self-servingly aligned himself with the stronger

political wind at the time.

Maybe his more liberal replacement will at least be sincere

about stands he takes on issues.

(like, maybe Elvis is still alive, and is singing a concert next week) 🙄

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/174662https://brownsboard.com/post/174662Thu, 20 May 2010 18:11:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Turncoat Routed on Thu, 20 May 2010 11:21:45 GMT]]>My guess is both Parties are happy to have this guy out to pasture.

Granted, he was a vote but that's about all he ever was, IMHO.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/174627https://brownsboard.com/post/174627Thu, 20 May 2010 11:21:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Turncoat Routed on Thu, 20 May 2010 04:41:49 GMT]]>Always thought the guy was a grandstanding clown.

Good riddance.

WSS

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