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Specter Switches To Dems, Obama Welcomes Him With Open Arms

By Big Tent Democrat

Kos has the details. President Obama welcomes him with open arms:

[T]he president reached Specter to express his thrill at having him in the party and to offer his full support. According to a White House aide, the president found out about the switch at 10:25 AM while in the Oval Office receiving his Economic Daily Briefing.

The president was handed a note, the aide said, that read: "Specter is announcing he is changing parties." Seven minutes later, President Obama reached Specter to tell him, according to the aide, "You have my full support" and that we are "thrilled to have you."

My own theory is that President Obama is being entirely too modest. I find it hard to believe that President Obama was not an integral part of wooing Specter to the Democratic Party. I think this may be one of the most important achievements President Obama has yet had. He is denying involvement in the process, but I am giving him a lion's share of the credit for it.

Speaking for me only

Full post as published by TalkLeft on April 28, 2009 (boomark / email).