Specter Not Feeling The Love

All is not as Arlen Specter had hoped for in terms of his relationship with Pennsylvania Democrats.

Arlen Specter

Already causing headaches for Democrats by supporting Norm Coleman against Al Franken. Heh.

Specter Leaves GOP

Arlen Specter joins the Dems, and two Republicans blame the right wing:

Two leading Republicans say Sen. Arlen Specter's decision to become a Democrat highlights the hostility moderates feel from an increasingly conservative GOP.

“You haven't certainly heard warm encouraging words about how [the GOP] views moderates,” said Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe, one of the few remaining moderate Republicans in the Senate.

Snowe said the party's message has been, “Either you're with us or you’re against us.”

Her frustration was shared by Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.), who slammed right-wing interest groups for pushing moderates out of the party.