we're not listened to former republican arlen specter uh... while former
republican figure gets his thoughts together
uh... this is all part was that the speaking on the same subject up
i believe the culinary speaking on that score them break there are eight so
senator specter
what is the future
of the republican party the party you have now left behind
well what would be my hope to do that
uh... there would be a awake up call
uh... it would be my hope that there would be a strong two-party system
that's what i worked for for a long time
it would be my hope that the party would turn away from the club for growth let
me be very specific here
the club for growth has undertaken campaigns to defeat moderate republicans
in that
primaries
knowing that they would lose in the general election i'll give you a long
list to take one case which was slightly different
uh... on uh...
procedure and that was with tracy
uh... the club for growth they cling to anything they spent all this money in
the primary had went to a feat got elected
in two thousand six
the republican party
uh... one of controlled of the senate and two thousand seven pay
and with confirmed
thirty four republican judges with request on the table
uh... unconfirmed
and i think that uh... my colleague as senator olympia snow had arrived in her
new york times op ed piece
that you have to
i have a big tent right if it was my vote of ten thousand times
uh... i don't expect people who agree with all my bills finally agree with all
of this time
but can you imagine taking one vote twelve ten thousand
and having the party saving the in effect you don't want you guys are
canada inc
so uh...
there has to be around for people who are who are moderates who has to be
raises defensive
last several days and i think you know
fit touch upon what we were talking about earlier michael
uh...
they need to have ownership of some pictures right
and the way to do that is not certain
the unilaterally against although obama's positions
and because then that makes them irrelevant to the such certain
agreements in the party of no and most importantly
basic so that they are going all that they're pushing all their kids and
and moody for failure
all the way that they win
is it
or bombers positions and hence
since he's got them in acted
the country fails right so if there is the worst kind they are working with the
center
that is a strategy of gulf war
and cheney goes out there and you know says aha say if we get attacked the
nancy
are the same rooting for that
in that sense so
they've their personal attention to where the american people don't want to
go yeah into a pot but they don't want the republicans winning
so you know instead if it wasn't the one on the strikers say
they say you know i want this reasonable summits
of all we can respect that
or you know what hey maybe arlen at was right along with susan collins and the
way it's now
here are the concessions that we got from obama in the budget fight
and we take five responsible in office above that will brag about it
when you know when it works out now unfortunately for them susan collins of
maine brian point was that she got
money knocked out for who prepared this
definitely which they can see that didn't work out too well
but nonetheless is that may soon
uh... possible winning strategy was that there was a political thing too because
there was money already there and it was it was additional funding that was not
as as simple as black and white on that we have we're unprepared for a fluted i
mean i thought it was an augmentation but
now that you're right and and i think also when you you know you've listened
to they're always the hypotheticals even think of but uh... if the republicans in
emi taking ownership is is is right here on track when you say that uh... and
it's difficult in their defense right now for them to do anything you know
even if they have an idea but they can agree on things that are agreeable
and they can identify themselves you know that we're saying that they can
make
they always remember during the the iraq war when when it was going for lee uh...
which is
just about all this
but during the iraq war
uh... date they were
republicans were intimating
that democrats were happier when soldiers were done in bom for going
often civilians were dying because it meant that bush's war was failing so's
that mindset
i think that informs the way dick cheney thinks that he doesn't he told the kids
about politics
he doesn't care only about the war
uh... and as you know what he said he wouldn't run about the last two weeks
the states
all about projection
because that's how they would view they would think if i was against iraq war
i'd want to fail
words we don't want to see you at the citadel think that we don't we wanted to
work force to be successful we didn't think there was a prayer of admitted
what we want to be successful because that means is that for the country
they are out right now they are out
in the streets on television saying
that they don't want a rival bob will be successful is a critical part started
going up
in order for the republican party to win and twenty percent probably even twenty
twelve
america absolutes
rights because they have said no to everything that that's happening
sits on a political f_b_i_ understand that
calculus because then they were not there is this guy is a calculated risk
and what they wanted to the american people is to look at what a failure they
are indian we've all vote no on all of this right
if things go well
then they are related
ruined because they all voted no if yes yeah
so in order for the republicans to win we have to lose meeting them at the
american people
and that's a bad bet to make a
that's not
in this not constructive it's not policy oriented it's purely political securely
send ical
i think it's the wrong back
so you don't pass line when everyone's on the password
i think that's a better effect as a better fit