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Thursday, April 30, 2009
John McCaslin :: Townhall.com Columnist
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by John McCaslin
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What was the biggest suprise of Election Day?



At 4:07 p.m. Tuesday, the front page of the Democratic National Committee website flashed the headline: "Welcoming Sen. Specter to the Democratic Party."

"Earlier today, Senator Arlen Specter left the Republican Party and he is now a Democrat," the DNC announced. "Help us welcome Sen. Specter. Post a comment."

Twenty-four hours later, not a single visitor to the widely-visited DNC site saw fit to comment.

SO THAT'S IT

"The president approached me when he was Senator Obama, before the Democratic primary. And he said, 'Tell me, Arlen, if a Jewish kid from Kansas can carry Pennsylvania, how can a black kid from Kansas carry Pennsylvania?' And I gave him some advice, and he became, he became president of the United States of America."

[-] Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter speaking Wednesday at the White House. The senator is hoping he can now win reelection as a Democrat, given he was trailing Republican challenger Pat Toomey, a former Pennsylvania congressman, by a sizable margin in the polls

SPARE A DIME?

The May 2009 Harper's Index, not surprisingly, reflects heavily on the economic downturn in this country, including this pair of eye-openers:

Percentage of all U.S. men over twenty who are now unemployed or not seeking work: 31

Estimated percentage of Bush administration political appointees who are currently unemployed: 70

NO HABLA INGLES

It will be revealed at the National Press Club on Thursday to what extent the lack of English proficiency is hurting the United States (actually, we'll go ahead and disclose an estimated $65 billion in annual lost wages due to poor English speaking skills in America).

Rep. Steve King, Iowa Republican, and event host ProEnglish will discuss a new Lexington Institute study on the value of English proficiency. The congressman will also provide an update on efforts to make English the official language of the federal government. Continued...
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John McCaslin is a contributing columnist on Townhall.com and author of Inside The Beltway: Offbeat Stories, Scoops, and Shenanigans from around the Nation's Capital .

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Reply # 1
Date: May 4, 2009 - 1:48 PM EST
Thanks, John, for the Specter quote
So Specter lays claim to some credit for BO's White House win...jeesh! Have heard an appalling accumulation of anecdotes recently about Specter (but hadn't heard this one) - how in heck do Pennsylvanians keep re-electing his ilk? Between him and Murtha, they are gluttons for abuse and/or are truly ZOMBIES! I pray their eyes and ears be OPENED!!!
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Date: May 1, 2009 - 8:45 PM EST
The Sign should have Read:
"WELCOME HOME ARLEN." One thing we Constitutionalist had to face was a couple of CINOs (Constitutionalist In Name Only)left and went back to the Republicans because they couldn't get elected after the last election. South Carolinians like most voters think that unless you are a Republican you can't get elected. I'm old enough to remember when if you weren't a Democrat, you couldn't get elected! I deliberately block voted for years just to get the good ole' Democratic boys out . Now we have the good ole Republican boys. I gave up on 'em and went to the Constitution Party. What the Heck!
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