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Entries from Bostonist tagged with 'arlenspecter'

February 3, 2008

--A possible idea for Banditos Misteriosos? It might beat No Pants 2K8, if only for the reason that your bare thighs wouldn't have to touch any part of an MBTA car. [b0st0n LiveJournal] --Barstool Sports has no love for Arlen Specter now that Specter is mucking around with VideoTapeGate. A sample line: "Next up on the agenda, investigating the role of WWF referees in world title victory by Andre the Giant over Hulk Hogan in......

Continue Reading "Series of Tubes"

February 6, 2006

Scanning the interweb this morning, Bostonist saw that U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will testify today before a Congressional committee investigating the legality of the President's "I'm-above-the-law" theory of constitutional interpretation. While commentators have suggested that the hearings themselves are a testament to the shaky ground the President is on (since it was Republican Arlen Specter who called for the inquiry), we can't help but see the whole thing as a testament to the skill......

Continue Reading "Civil Liberties, From D.C. to the Newton Library"

August 21, 2005

Bostonist has been saying for a while that Mitt Romney, eyes firmly focused on the District of Columbia, has given up trying to please Massachusetts so as to curry favor out of state. What we've been wondering, though, is whether the conservative Republican powers that be will embrace his new-found conservatism or find it suspiciously opportunistic. Won't they look at his history here in Mass., we ask ourselves, and doubt his commitment to the cause?......

Continue Reading "Atlantic Monthly: Mitt Looks Better When Viewed From D.C."

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