pooter - what would even make you think that he does?

I know that JFK and Kissinger both played in College though

Pootercannon, if he plays Diplomacy, he must be horrible.

Ahh. Now I see what pootercannon was getting at. Spectre just stabbed the Republicans!

Spector is a professional diplomacy player - he works in the Senate. Yeah, it was a preemptive stab, though. He saw the stab coming.

yeah - I just figured it out a little while a go myself... what a HUGE story

i agree with Clark...

the Pat Toomey primary would have finished him off

Wasn't much of a stab.... we wasn't in much agreement with his allies anyway.

He's playing as Italy in this game, though. I doubt he can actually pull off a win.

Arlen "Magic Bullet" Spectre?

Anyone who can sell millions of people the magic bullet theory with a straight face can safely be assumed to be a superior diplomacy player.

:)

I don't think he's looking for a win. He's looking for a survive.

He'd been told in public press that no money would be given to him for re-election. Obama promised him DSCC money and personal campaigning. Add to that some chairmanships, and I don't know why this wasn't more expected.

yes, a good pre emptve stab, he knew that the upper echelon of the republican party didnt like him and the lower grass roots crazies and teabaggers wouldnt support him come the election, it was either run as an independent or jump ship.

Of course i do! I err... mean....

I've often wondered if maybe Henry Kissinger did have an account on here. The picture of him looking down Dolly Parton's dress is my desktop.

yes, i suspected we might harbour a few war criminals here:)

I just looked and Specter's 79. Why hasn't this guy retired yet? Why would he want to even run again? Since when are US Senators satraps for life?

he is actually young for a senator ;P

Byrd is 91, Inyoue is 85... Stevens was also high 80s...

It's a good move by him. As I understand it (as Brit on the other side of the Channel), with him swapping sides, this takes the Democrats to 59 seats in the Senate. I believe there is one state still to be decided due to a court case, which could take the Democrats to 60, allowing them to force through legislation.

Anyone have any more on this? I did a google, and couldn't find the information.

CG, dailykos.com, huffingtonpost.com politico.com all have loads of info about the republican Coleman's battle to keep franken from being the senator from Minnesota. its pointless and he will lose to franklin but coleman wants to drag it out as long as his finaces and the court will let him.

http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/senate/

60 seats in the senate can stop a filibuster from the other side but as most pieces of legislation have a few moderate rep or "blue dog" conservative democrats swing either way its not a that big of a deal.