Political thought - The Republicans have their Liebermans
It's going to be a pain to watch Snowe, Collins, and Specter extort too much for their votes time and again, but it also does serve to show just how far out to the right the rest of the Republican party is.
The Republican leadership will be forced, time and again, to try to straddle the explanation in defense of these "moderates," while still arguing for the rest of the Republicans' positions. The "moderates" will undermine the branding effort, but the leadership, for reasons of 60, will be constantly running cover for them.
Think of Joe Lieberman, times three, in a party teetering on collapse.
It'll be a constant grain of sand in their ideological butt crack.
(Plus, it'll likely expose Specter to a serious primary challenge.)
The Republican leadership will be forced, time and again, to try to straddle the explanation in defense of these "moderates," while still arguing for the rest of the Republicans' positions. The "moderates" will undermine the branding effort, but the leadership, for reasons of 60, will be constantly running cover for them.
Think of Joe Lieberman, times three, in a party teetering on collapse.
It'll be a constant grain of sand in their ideological butt crack.
(Plus, it'll likely expose Specter to a serious primary challenge.)
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