The EFCA plot thickens. In the article, he says he will still oppose EFCA. On the other hand, he said he wasn't going to switch parties.
It's one thing if he insists on a small tweak that doesn't change the substance, or votes for cloture and then no on the final bill. But if he votes to sustain a Republican filibuster? Will Pennsylvania labor give Specter a pass? This is going to be very interesting... On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:44 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote: > Breaking News Alert > The New York Times > Tuesday, April 28, 2009 -- 12:18 PM ET > ----- > > Specter Will Run as a Democrat in 2010 > > Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania said on Tuesday that he > would switch to the Democratic party, potentially presenting > Democrats with a possible 60th vote and the power to break > Senate filibusters. > > Read More: > http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na > > Copyright 2009 The New York Times Company > > Will Anita Hill work as his chief of staff? > -- > Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own > way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > -- Robert Naiman Just Foreign Policy www.justforeignpolicy.org [email protected] "It's 11 AM in Washington. Do you know where your foreign policy is?" _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
