About the Stimulus Plan... In the words of Arlen Specter (R - PA).

by: btchakir

Sat Feb 14, 2009 at 19:36:31 PM EST

So only 3 Republicans voted for the Stimulus in Congress. That doesn't mean they don't want money from it sent to their states.

Here is Specter on the passage of the Stimulus Bill:

"When I came back to the cloak room after coming to the agreement a week ago today, one of my colleagues said, 'Arlen, I'm proud of you.' My Republican colleague said, 'Arlen, I'm proud of you.' I said, 'Are you going to vote with me?' And he said, 'No, I might have a primary.' And I said, 'Well, you know very well I'm going to have a primary.'

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"I think there are a lot of people in the Republican caucus who are glad to see this action taken without their fingerprints, without their participation.

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(When asked how many of his Republican colleagues really supported the bill:)
"I think a sizable number. I think a good part of the caucus agrees with the person I quoted, but I wouldn't want to begin to speculate on numbers."

Sooner or later they'll either get bipartisan or be gone altogether.

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