Lets hope he does. We need a real Democrat. Spectar is no DEM. His move is nothing more than a last ditch effort to save his seat. Does anyone think if Spectar were not in trouble he would switch parties?

A great coup landing Specter:

1).Jean Hill would later be questioned by Warren Commission attorney Arlen Specter. Hill recalled her encounter with Specter with journalist/author Jim Marrs:

"The FBI took me to Parkland Hospital. I had no idea what I was doing there. They escorted me through a labyrinth of corridors and up to one of the top floors of Parkland. I didn't know where we were. They took me into this little room where I met Arlen Specter. He talked to me for a few minutes, trying to act real friendly, then this woman, a stenographer, came in and sat behind me. He had told me that this interview would be confidential, then I looked around and this woman was taking notes. I reminded him that the discussion was to be private and he told the woman to put down her notebook, which she did. But when I looked around again she was writing. I got mad and told Specter, 'You lied to me. I want this over.' He asked me why I wouldn't come to Washington, and I said, 'Because I want to stay alive.' He asked why I would think that I was in danger and I replied, 'Well, if they can kill the President, they can certainly get me!' He replied that they already had the man that did it and I told him, 'No, you don't!'

He kept trying to get me to change my story, particularly regarding the number of shots. He said I had been told how many shots there were and I figured he was talking about what the Secret Service told me right after the assassination. His inflection and attitude was that I knew what I was supposed to be saying, why wouldn't I just say it. I asked him, 'Look, do you want the truth or just what you want me to say?' He said he wanted the truth, so I said, 'The truth is that I heard between four and six shots.' I told him, 'I'm not going to lie for you.' So he starts talking off the record. He told me about my life, my family, and even mentioned that my marriage was in trouble. I said, 'What's the point of interviewing me if you already know everything about me?' He got angrier and finally told me, 'Look, we can even make you look as crazy as Marguerite Oswald and everybody knows how crazy she is. We could have you put in a mental institution if you don't cooperate with us.' I knew he was trying to intimidate me....

He finally gave me his word that the interview would not be published unless I approved what was written. But they never gave me the chance to read it or approve it. When I finally read my testimony as published by the Warren Commission, I knew it was a fabrication from the first line. After that ordeal at Parkland Hospital, they wrote that my deposition was taken at the U.S. attorney's

2).In her book, Speaking Truth to Power, Anita Hill relates her experience with Arlen Specter during the Senate confirmation hearings for Judge Thomas:

"Specter began by assuring me that he was simply trying 'to find out what happened.' Nevertheless, in short order, any hope that Senator Specter would transcend the political was dashed. He began his questioning with an unmistakably prosecutorial tone. He used a familiar cross-examination tactic--a tactic common in sexual harassment cases. He ridiculed my reaction to Thomas' behavior, suggesting that I was being oversensitive, even to the point of misrepresenting my testimony....

The tension between Senator Specter and me was measurable. The process seemed to break down completely. Senator Specter would repeat the same questions until he got the answer he wanted.... To the press and spectators, we must have sounded silly and ill tempered. More than one sigh erupted from the seats behind me as Specter returned to the questioning and I once more gave my explanation. Clearly, neither of us would budge from our position.

Something in the back of my head said, 'Just say what he wants you say and get on with it.' But I was much too stubborn to do that. And the more he pursued it, the more inclined I was to resist. Digging in was, perhaps, for me one way of hanging on to some amount of my dignity. By now I knew that his questions were both insincere and ill informed. Though I tried to answer him, I was equally determined that the senator not put words in my mouth.

With every question he asked, it became clearer that despite any declaration to the contrary, he viewed me as an adversary. Rather than seeking to elicit information, his questioning sought to elicit a conclusion that he had reached before the hearing began."

Please, somebody run against Arlen, preferably a Democrat.

YES!!!! I have your back fully if you run Congressman.

I hope he does jump in, and I hope Sestak beats Specter. Specter is treating the Democratic party like that fat chick jocks will bang but won't take out in public.

The only reason that Lieberman won, was that republicans voted for him to keep the Dem candidate from winning. (Oh, and some dopey dems probably voted for him too)

Spectoer offers the Democratic Party nothing but a weak center that makes it more vulnerable as opposed to stronger. All he's doing is trying to find some way to continue in the Senate. He's 79 for God's sake and he's been there forever. It would be time for him to go anyway. I don't live in PA but I'll gladly send contributions to Joe Sestak! Go Joe!

Down with specter, go Sestak go! Specter is a worthless politician who holds his own self-interest above those he supposedly represents.

Run Joe Ron, and let President Obama & Specter know that Democrats will not lie down and roll over because they say so. I don't trust Specter as far as I can throw him, and I am a weakling.

bluestatedon wrote: I'd be shocked if Sestak doesn't enter the primary. He's bright, ambitious, and his resume fairly screams "US Senator" — or higher.

I think Sestak clearly has his eyes on the White House for 2016. Running for the Senate now is the perfect stepping stone. The guy has a big military background, and despite what Nate Silver suggests, he would be more reliably liberal than Specter, not only on health care. Note Sestak's desire to take the lead on repealing "Don't ask, don't tell."