In the New York Times, Snowe defends her thesis with this quote:
"It is for this reason that we should heed the words of President Ronald Reagan, who urged, "We should emphasize the things that unite us and make these the only 'litmus test' of what constitutes a Republican: our belief in restraining government spending, pro-growth policies, tax reduction, sound national defense, and maximum individual liberty." He continued, "As to the other issues that draw on the deep springs of morality and emotion, let us decide that we can disagree among ourselves as Republicans and tolerate the disagreement."
WHAAAT??!!? Specter's and Snowe's votes for Obama's porkulus bill and other liberal agenda items over the years further the expansion of gov't spending, increases in taxes, a decimation of the national defense and lessened individual liberty. Is this woman a blithering idiot or is she so blinded by her single-issue abortion fixation that she is incapable of logic? Snowe, Specter and Collins clearly FAIL Reagan's litmus-test. They have been propped up by the despised (by them)conservative voters for decades on the supposition that a fiscal conservative/social liberal Republican is preferable to a lib/lib Democrat. Now that the actions of Snowe et al have proven that there is no difference, ALL Republicans are exercising their own right to choose by opposing them.
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