Romney Campaign Press Release - Thanks for Re-Electing Arlen Specter, Rick!

"Rick Santorum's campaign says that he should be given credit for re-electing liberal Senator Arlen Specter. We agree wholeheartedly." —Ryan Williams, Romney Campaign Spokesman

Senator Santorum's Campaign Says He Should Be Thanked For Helping To Re-Elect Liberal Senator Arlen Specter:

A Top Santorum Adviser Claims Santorum Deserves Full Credit For Keeping Arlen Specter In Office In 2004: "The Proof Is In The Pudding." "On Thursday, the top political adviser to former Sen. Rick Santorum said that should the Court rule that the government cannot punish those who refuse to buy insurance, the Republican presidential candidate would deserve some of the credit — all because he supported fellow Pennsylvania Sen. Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican who later joined the Democratic Party. 'As a reminder, as we watch this whole Obamacare Supreme Court review unfold, it is very important to understand that if Rick Santorum hadn't supported Specter, there is no guarantee that we would have had [Justice Samuel] Alito and [Chief Justice John] Roberts who are going to play, probably, a major role in this,' Santorum's top adviser, John Brabender, told The Huffington Post. 'He was very firm with Specter that he needed Bush's conservative judges to be confirmed ... And as you know, Specter did that. The proof is in the pudding.'" (Sam Stein, "Rick Santorum Should Get Credit If Supreme Court Scraps Obamacare, Adviser Argues," The Huffington Post, 3/29/12)

Please Also Thank Senator Santorum For Arlen Specter's Deciding Votes In Favor Of President Obama's Agenda:

Obamacare, The Obama Stimulus, And Dodd-Frank Passed Only Because Of Arlen Specter's Deciding Vote:

• Arlen Specter Was The Deciding 60th Vote In Passing Obamacare. (H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #385: Motion Agreed To 60-40: R 0-40; D 58-0; I 2-0; 12/21/09, Specter Voted Yea; H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #388: Motion Agreed To 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0, 12/22/09, Specter Voted Yea; H.R. 3590, CQ Vote #395: Motion Agreed To 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0; 12/23/09, Specter Voted Yea; H.R. 396, CQ Vote #396: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0; 12/24/09, Specter Voted Yea)

• Arlen Specter Was The Deciding 60th Vote In Passing Obama's $787 Billion Stimulus Bill. (H.R. 1, CQ Vote #63: Motion Agreed To 60-38: R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0; 2/13/09, Specter Voted Yea; H.R. 1, CQ Vote #64: Adopted 60-38: R 3-38; D 55-0; I 2-0; 2/13/09, Specter Voted Yea)

• Arlen Specter Was The Deciding 60th Vote In Passing Dodd-Frank. (S. 3217, CQ Vote #160: Motion Agreed To 60-40: R 3-38; D 55-2; I 2-0; 5/20/10, Specter Voted Yea; H.R. 4173, CQ Vote # 208: Adopted 60-39: R 3-38; D 55-1; I 2-0; 7/15/10, Specter Voted Yea)

• Arlen Specter Was The Deciding 60th Vote In Raising The Debt Limit By Over $2 Trillion. (H.R. 4314, CQ Vote #397: Passed 60-39: R 1-38; D 57-1; I 2-0; 12/24/09, Specter Voted Yea; H. J. Res. 45, CQ Vote #14: Passed 60-39: R 0-39; D 58-0; I 2-0; 1/28/10, Specter Voted Yea)

And Don't Forget To Thank Senator Santorum For Arlen Specter's Votes For Both Of President Obama's Supreme Court Nominations:

• Arlen Specter Voted To Confirm Sonia Sotomayor To The U.S. Supreme Court. (Sotomayor Nomination, CQ Vote #262: Confirmed 68-31: R 9-31; D 57-0; I 2-0; 8/6/09, Specter Voted Yea)

• Arlen Specter Voted To Confirm Elena Kagan To The U.S. Supreme Court. (Kagan Nomination, CQ Vote #229: Confirmed 63-37: R 5-36; D 56-1; I 2-0; 8/5/10, Specter Voted Yea)