http://www.cspan.org/pdf/specter_042809.pdf
Statement by Senator Arlen Specter
I have been a Republican since 1966. I have been working extremely hard for
the Party, for its candidates and for the ideals of a Republican Party whose
tent is big enough to welcome diverse points of view. While I have been
comfortable being a Republican, my Party has not defined who I am. I have
taken each issue one at a time and have exercised independent judgment to do
what I thought was best for Pennsylvania and
