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Still Sensible

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Mon May-04-09 08:32 AM
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Specter hints Kemp died of GOP agenda

Sen. Arlen Specter, Pennsylvania Democrat, said part of the reason that he left the Republican Party last week was disillusionment with its health-care priorities, and suggested that had the Republicans taken a more moderate track, Jack Kemp may have won his battle with cancer.

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Mr. Specter continued: "If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/may/04/specter-hints-kemp-died-of-gop-agenda/

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Mon May-04-09 08:33 AM
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1. A War on Cancer! A good idea for once!

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Mon May-04-09 08:37 AM
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4. Nixon actually started it when he was president

somebody told me a few years back that, unfortunately, we spent more in 1 month in Iraq than we've spent on the war on cancer since it started...

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Mon May-04-09 08:41 AM
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5. For all his negatives, Nixon did have some good

positions. His health care stance and opening the door to communist China were two examples. Most everything else, not so much.

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NewJeffCT

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Mon May-04-09 08:44 AM
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6. He also didn't let New Orleans drown

the previous time there was a big hurricane there...

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Bucky

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Mon May-04-09 08:34 AM
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2. Maybe there ought to be an age limit on senators

Specter really has his dumbfuck moments. I'm kinda glad he's not going to be a "loyal Democrat." That'll make it easier for our Pennsylvania friends to try and retire him out next year.

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malaise

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Mon May-04-09 08:35 AM
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3. Isn't he contradicting himself

"If we had pursued what President Nixon declared in 1970 as the war on cancer, we would have cured many strains. I think Jack Kemp would be alive today. And that research has saved or prolonged many lives, including mine."

He was saved by the research but Kemp wasn't? :shrug:

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Ian David

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Mon May-04-09 08:55 AM
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7. I guess every cloud DOES have a silver lining. n/t

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