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What passes for Republican leadership these days is hurt and angry that Sen. Arlen Specter (D – Penn.) got out alive.

Michael Steele: “I hope Arlen Specter’s party change outrages you. …He told us all to go jump in the lake today,” Steele wrote in a fundraising e-mail sent to Republicans Tuesday. Facing the prospect of a primary loss because of “his left-wing voting record,” said Steele, Specter had “peddled his services–and his vote–to the leftist Obama Democrats who aim to remake America with their leftist plan.”

Rush Limbaugh: “A lot of people say, ‘Well, Specter, take [Sen. John] McCain with you. And his daughter [Meghan]. Take McCain and his daughter with you if you’re gonna…” he told listeners, dissolving in laughter. “…..It’s ultimately good. You’re weeding out people who aren’t really Republicans,” he said.

Newt Gingrich: Arlen Specter’s decision to leave the Republican Party in name as he left it in spirit over the stimulus vote is further proof that high taxes, big spending and big government are unacceptable to Republican voters.

Arlen Specter: “I don’t have to say anything to them. They’ve said it to me,” Specter said, when asked in a Capitol corridor about abandoning the Republicans…”I now find my political philosophy more in line with Democrats than Republicans.”

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Reminds me of Dr. Seuss’ Thing One and Thing Two. They look and act exactly alike, running around, prying into everyone’s business, getting into trouble and generally screwing everything up and getting everyone upset. Thing One and Thing Two represent the republicans perfectly and ought to be their mascots…

Which of These Things is Not Like the Others?

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Poetic Justice

Verbatim

“The man is afraid of the voice of the people and that the people understand and know what he’s doing. He’s trying to stifle the ability of journalists to let the people of America know what’s really going on with their government.”

— “Kamala Harris called President Donald Trump’s ban of CNN, MS NOW and Politico from the White House ‘absolutely abhorrent,’” The Wrap reports.

“Not one of them is trained in technical skills. Not one research PhD, as opposed to China, where half the cabinet is science and technology PhDs. We’re led by grifters and fools.”

— Columbia professor Jeffrey Sachs, on X, on President Trump’s 35-person cabinet.

“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far… The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL), breaking with President Trump in a direct-to-camera video.

Numerati

1,000

10%

“The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study,” the Associated Press reports.

71%

A new Fox News Poll finds 71% of voters think the Trump administration lacks a clear strategy for ending the Iran War, including 95% of Democrats, 83% of independents, and 43% of Republicans. Sixty percent say U.S. military action against Iran was the wrong decision, while just 37% say it was right.

$9.5 billion

“The Trump administration last year spent $9.5 billion on paid administrative leave for federal workers as part of its plan to shrink the government and save taxpayers money, according to a new estimate by a congressional watchdog,” CNN reports.

470

Reuters has documented at least 470 targets of retribution under Trump’s leadership – from federal employees and prosecutors to universities and media outlets. The list illuminates the sweeping effort by the president and his administration to punish dissent and reshape the government.