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...that the swine flu broke out then under another Democrat President, Jimmy Carter. And I'm not blaming this on President Obama, I just think it's an interesting coincidence" - though interestingness of it is significantly mitigated by the inconvenient fact that the '70s swine flu outbreak occurred under Republican President Gerald Ford...
...hearings on Wednesday, members of Congress sharply questioned Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano on the possibility of virtually sealing off the border with Mexico. Said Republican Senator John McCain in a statement, "I continue to believe that all available options to end this crisis must remain under consideration, including closing the border if it would prevent further transmission of this deadly virus...
...sure his mama didn't raise him that way.' MICHAEL STEELE, chairman of the Republican National Committee, on Pennsylvania Senator Arlen Specter's defection to the Democrats. Steele accused Specter of "flipping the bird" to the Senate GOP leadership...
...Specter, he has already declared that the majority to which he now belongs should not count him as an "automatic 60th vote." That's an understatement. Independent to the point of being exasperating, Specter was never a reliable Republican vote and isn't likely to be much more dependable for Democrats. He played a pivotal role in defeating the Supreme Court nomination of conservative icon Robert Bork in 1987 and famously invoked Scottish law to vote "not proved," therefore not guilty, in Bill Clinton's impeachment trial. Yet Democrats should not forget that he voted for George W. Bush...
Meanwhile, the shrinking party that Specter abandoned is left to ponder why its moderates are fleeing - not only in the Senate but also across the country. The latest Washington Post/ABC News poll shows only 21% of registered voters now identify themselves as Republican. There is always the possibility that Democrats will overreach. Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell warns, "There won't automatically be an ability to restrain the excess that is typically associated with big majorities and single-party rule." Obstructionism will not work anymore - which could mean it's time for Republicans to look for a governing agenda...