Though it may sound like a bad, old joke, it is actually today’s news. Senator Olympia Snowe, from Maine, has once again crossed the aisle to vote with Democrats in favor of government healthcare. Many have referred to Senator Snowe as a moderate Republican, but this is not the proper term to describe her. To call someone a moderate implies that they stand in the middle on issues between extremes and seek to find the best way to work with the right or the left. Moderation connotes discipline and thoughtfulness, but political moderation is not what Senator Snowe practices. Since Arlen Specter left the party he pretended to support for years, Senator Snowe is now the turncoat-in-chief.

Of course, the Democrats are the one delivering the punch line in this joke. They are claiming a victory for the president, hoping it will shield moderate Democrats who have been forced to stand against this program. Senator Snowe has always danced to the left’s tune. I wonder if she realizes that today is National Coming-Out Day and those hiding their feelings are being encouraged to come out of the closet and express who they really are. Senator Snowe, it is time you came out of the closet and accept that you are a Democrat; you are not a moderate but a hard-left statist.

Recently a very influential local Republican expressed what he thought was key to winning the next election. He advised getting along and not fighting. While this last election was plagued with party infighting, what did the leadership think would happen when they ran a candidate with a long history of opposing the party? Were we, as loyal Republicans, to march in lockstep and vote for whomever they gave us? What about the parties responsibility to seek and field candidates that uphold the principles of the party?

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Once again, Arlen Specter and the Mainers (Olympia Snowe and Susan Collins of Maine) have sided with the Spendocrats. They double-crossed by crossing over and then continued their dance with the Devil voting in support of the pork-ulous bill. Can someone please tell me what makes Arlen Specter a Republican. The only evidence I see is the little R they append to his name on the news, other than that I see an ass in an elephant skin. It is time to go on a R-I-N-O hunt and this Arlen Specter should be in the political cross-hairs starting yesterday.