well, your original point seemed to be 'was Arlen slipping' by thinking this
would be a good talking point during a campaign. My response was 'no, he was
sharp as a tack, given his constituency'. Frankly, I couldn't be bothered to
look up which Senators and Representatives have been supportive of, or a
hindrance to, dollars allotted to healthcare and health sciences research. I
do suspect, that if one added it up, one might find far more Dem names on
the supportive side than Repubs, but that is only a guess.
Still, his interviews today seem to me as valid, saying that the GOP ought
to view his party switch as a wake-up call. Only a guess again, but I
suspect they won't get that message.........yet.
Tom