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Sunday morning, I watched Sen. Specter make a fool of himself on FNS With Chris Wallace. It’s a rare ‘gift’ he has. In a brief spurt, Sen. Specter managed to get in the best volley of White House talking points in recent history:

SPECTER: Listen, on the Republican side, it is no, no, no, a party of obstructionism. This is no longer the party of John Heinz and Mac Mathias and Lowell Weicker. You have responsible Republicans who had been in the Senate like Howard Baker and Bob Dole and Bill Frist who say Republicans ought to cooperate.

Well, they’re not cooperating. Bob Dole reportedly wouldn’t even return a telephone call from a Republican leader who wanted him, who wanted him to back off. Take a look at the absence of any Republican plan.

Let’s see if I got them all. The Republicans only say no, no, no. They’re a party of obstructionists. They’re telling past leaders to stop supporting Obamacare. What’s worse, they don’t have a plan of their own. Finally, this isn’t the party of moderates that I used to know and love. I think that’s all of them.

To borrow a phrase George Will made famous: “Well.”

Sen. Specter clearly isn’t a primetimer on Sunday mornings anymore. His presentation is all talking points and no substance. What’s worse is that his talking points are easily disproved. First, how can the Republicans be obstructionists when the Democrats have a filibuster-proof Senate? Second, while it’s true that the likes of Dole and Frist support the concept of health care reform, they’ve never supported this specific health care reform legislation. Third, just because Sen. Specter says that Republicans don’t have a plan to improve our health care system doesn’t mean he isn’t lying. In fact, Sen. Specter knows that Republicans have a plan. If he doesn’t know that Tom Coburn and Richard Burr co-sponsored the Patients’ Choice Act, then he isn’t doing his job.

Sen. Specter isn’t a principled man. Frankly, he’s a corrupt politician, willing to sell himself to the highest bidder. Shame on Sen. Specter.

Technorati Tags: Spin, Arlen Specter, Flip-Flops, Principles, Health Care, Election 2010

Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog

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