In the new Washington Post profile of Sen. Arlen Specter (D-PA), this amusing nugget is given about how he’s still getting used to his new partisan identity:
Specter himself occasionally struggles to stay in character as a Democrat, flubbing his lines. When he wants to say “my party,” he catches himself to make sure he’s referring to the correct party.
“I’ve been on a lot of issues which are right in line with the Democratic Party,” he said to some reporters who cornered him in the union hall. “A woman’s right to choose. Had a split with my own party — with the Republican Party — on embryonic stem cell research … Had a split with my party, with the Republican Party — on the nuclear test ban treaty.”
A quick tip for Sen. Specter: Just remember that you’re for Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race. All else follows from there.
