US Republican Senator Arlen Specter is to switch sides and become a Democrat.
The move would give the Democrats 59 votes in the US Senate, just one short of the 60 needed to overturn Republican attempts to block legislation.
The Democrats are expected to pick up their 60th vote when the result of the still-disputed Minnesota Senate race is decided by the courts.
Mr Specter, a moderate, said that since he joined the Republicans in 1980 the party had "moved far to the right".
Holy fricking hell.
Still, you want to hit him in the head and say "NOW?? Now you notice that your party has gone crazy?"
Of course, getting assurances from the (only too happy to promise) Dems that he won't face a primary challenge probably helped Specter make up his mind.
Memo to the GOP: scorched earth tactics can really bite you in the butt, no?
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