Arlen Specter
Arlen Specter
Arlen Specterwas an American lawyer and politician who served as United States Senator from Pennsylvania. Specter was a Democrat from 1951 to 1965, then a Republican from 1965 until 2009, when he switched back to the Democratic Party. First elected in 1980, he represented his state in the Senate for 30 years...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth12 February 1930
CountryUnited States of America
cells use research
There is just no sensible, logical reason why we would not make use of stem cell research.
running availability romance
I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.
eye people
I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.
people vote agree
I don't expect people to agree with all my votes.
independent president absence
When the president acts in absence of a congressional grant of authority, he can rely only upon his own independent powers. When the president takes measures incompatible with the express or implied will of Congress, his power is at its lowest ebb.
strong war terrorism
American credibility in the war on terrorism depends on a strong stand against all terrorist acts, whether committed by foe or friend.
thinking bikinis labels
I don't like labels. I think they conceal more than they reveal, sort of like a bikini.
smile dying someone-who-is-dying
It's inspirational to see someone who is dying smile.
philosophy party odds
As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.
process primaries extremist
The extremists took over the primary process.
losses president
There are some losses that the president has sustained, but by and large, I think that the president has won.
call caucus evaluation face fact key lost loud seats since
We really have to face up to the fact that we lost some key seats and there really hasn't been an evaluation of that since the election. This was a very loud wake-up call and I think the caucus was awakened,
hard last senator stops talking
when the last senator stops talking - and that's always hard to predict.
except hope potential senate stakes supreme talking terrible
I hope we do not come back to the terrible schism we had, ... That just about tore the Senate apart, and it has the potential to do it again, except that the stakes would be bigger. You are talking about the Supreme Court.