People have been digging up some rather amusing things about Specter in light of his party switch....

Like his speech after Jim Jeffords aligned with the Democrats:
How should these issues be handled by the Senate for the future? I intend to propose a rule change which would preclude a future recurrence of a Senator's change in parties, in midsession, organizing with the opposition, to cause the upheaval which is now resulting.
I guess he's now pretty happy that his rule was never adopted.

Then there's this video he made in support of a GOP challenger in a House election where he warned how letting the Democrats get any more seats could be dangerous to the country.

And here's an interview he gave just last month where he denied that he was switching parties, again citing the importance of keeping Democrats in check. Of course, all of the above goes out the window when his reelection is on the line.

My favorite part of his speech today was how he said he was changing parties because he didn't want his time in the Senate to be judged by Pennsylvania Republicans. Of course, he didn't mind us judging him for the 30yrs that we reelected him- it's only when he may not get reelected that we're suddenly beneath him.