In my earlier remarks, I said that I wasn't holding my breath for the endorsement of Arlen Specter for the general election by the Club for Growth.

This is no longer the operative statement.

As tipped off by a comment in the preceding entry (although it certainly wasn't me), it appears that the CfG, and by extension Stephen Moore since I spent time firing words at him, has/have the maturity I would expect from Republicans. They have announced their endorsement for Specter, and consider him the better choice than the Democrat alternative.

Bully for you, Mr. Moore. You and your organization have been raised in my estimation.

The press release is in the extended entry, and thanks to my anonymous commenter. Club for Growth Congratulates Arlen Specter for His PA Senate Primary Victory; Urges All Republicans to Rally Around Specter

WASHINGTON, April 28 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Club for Growth PAC, the political arm of one of the nation's leading free-market political advocacy organizations, today congratulated Senator Arlen Specter on a hard-fought victory in the Pennsylvania Senate primary.

"Our members are disappointed, yes, but not demoralized by Pat Toomey's narrow defeat," said Club for Growth President Stephen Moore. "We always knew that the odds were strongly against unseating a four-term incumbent Senator. Senator Specter simply had too much grit and too much money to be denied a victory," Moore said.

"Although we disagreed with Arlen Specter on a number of economic issues, there is no doubt that Senator Specter is far more likely to support tax cuts and other Bush economic policies than Rep. Hoeffel and deserves the support of all Republicans in the November election. We have no hesitation in endorsing Arlen Specter for Senate."

The Club for Growth was founded in 1999 as a nationwide political membership organization dedicated to advancing public policies that promote economic growth. The organization's PAC forwards campaign contributions from its members to the most free-market oriented candidates in targeted congressional and other races. In the 2000 election cycle the Club for Growth spent $2.4 million and its PAC helped elect 10 new Republicans to Congress. The Club for Growth has grown ten-fold since the 2000 election cycle and the Club and its members raised or donated over $10 million and its PAC helped elect 17 new Members of Congress in the 2002 election cycle.

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