http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/05/03/specter-wont-back-public_n_195325.html

So Arlen Specter, newly incarnated as a Democrat but vowing not to vote like one, has declared he is against a public health insurance option, the Employee Free Choice act, President Obama's budget and perhaps his Supreme Court nominees as well.   Meanwhile, Specter is gloating over having pulled a fast one by having gotten the President to pledge to campaign for him when he runs for re-election as Senator from Pennsylvania.  After initially denying that any such pledge was made, despite the President's declaration he would campaign for and fundraise for Specter if asked to do so, Press Secty. Robert Gibbs, asked whether Obama would support Specter (against a real Democrat) in the Pennsylvania primary, gritted his teeth, grinned and said, "Full support is full support." 

Meanwhile, Specter told host David Gregory, "I did not say that I would be a loyal Democrat. I did not say that."

How is President Obama going to keep his word about campaigning for this fork-tongued  Republican at heart, who clearly is determined to embarass the President at every opportunity?
 

Here's a suggested campaign speech for Obama to give at Specter rallies:

Citizens of Pennsylvania--

Last May, when Senator Arlen Specter announced he was changing his party affiliation from Republican to Democrat, he was welcomed by me and by the Democrats in the Senate.  I pledged to campaign for him and fundraise for him, and so here I am. 

I believe the Democratic party owes it to Senator Specter to be as supportive of him as he has been of the Democratic party.  In the past year and a half, Senator Specter has voted with the Democrats on the Judiciary Committee _____ (insert number here) times and with those Democrats in the Senate who have been supportive of me keeping my own campaign promises ______ (insert number here) times.  Adding those two numbers together, it is clear that the Democrats of Pennsyvania owe Senator Specter _____ (insert amount of total), and, in fulfillment of my pledge to him, I am here to make sure he gets them.

Senator Spector would be the first to agree that you cannot put a price tag on the kind of party loyalty he has shown since becoming a Democrat.  When he said that he would not be a loyal Democrat, he meant it.  He has kept his word, I have kept now mine."

The best part of this speech is that President Obama would probably only have to give it once.