Sen. Arlen Specter, sounding all of his 79 years, was exasperated last week with Minnesota Congresswoman Michele Bachmann as the two appeared on the Big Talker radio station in Philadelphia.
Sounding like a grizzly bear with a paw full of thorns, Pennsylvania’s senior senator had it up to his tie knot with the congresswoman as they appeared jointly on a radio show. “This is beginning to sound like a TV talk show,” Sen. Specter sighed. Yep. It sure did. It’s the kind of show where the out of touch elder just doesn’t understand that the little lady is so much more than the server of scotch and the fetcher of slippers. She actually has an opinion shared by others in the country that have had their fill of stuffy old power brokers who don’t like to be challenged by the likes of a new breed of politician.
Sen. Specter implored Congresswoman Bachmann a few times to “act like a lady.” Yeah, Michele, why don’t you just let the esteemed senator alone to read his chronologically sorted stack of fresh newspapers? In fact, why can’t we all let Arlen indulge in some down time while we vote someone into office who actually hasn’t lost touch with reality?
Polls show the turncoat senator is in the fight of his political life. Former PA Congressman Pat Toomey is up on Sen. Specter in the polls by a wide margin. You may remember how the Republican party circled the wagons and saved Specter the last time his seat was up for grabs in 2004. Toomey also sought the nod, but was frozen out by the loyalists.
Now, Sen. Specter finds himself out in the cold for the moment. Last year, he chose to hitch his wagon to the fortunes of the Democrats. It seemed like a good idea at the time, but, in retrospect, would he have been better off sticking with the GOP? After all, they saved his hide in the last go-round.
His condescending and sexist handling of Congresswoman Bachmann didn’t do much to court the female vote. Sounding like a cranky great uncle who didn’t want to hear what his upstart niece had to say, Specter accused Bachmann of cribbing her material from talking points.
I have news for the good senator: Some of us can think independently. Our patience is being sorely tested by the Tin Ear Gang in D.C. That group doesn’t need any more talking points, but they sure can use some listening points.
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