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Arlen Specter: a sty in the public eye (my latest at PJMedia)

April 4, 2012 By Kathy Shaidle

Pretty good, if I do say so myself…

Whereas Cincinattus, and Washington, wanted to shrug off the heavy burden of public service and humbly return to something resembling private life as soon as they could, Specter is clinging to fame for as long as possible, like a sty in the public eye.

Other supposedly retired politicos have written memoirs (does anyone actually read these, by the way?) and undertake book tours to promote them. However, Arlen Specter is the first of these I’m aware of who is flogging his tome at comedy open mics.

You think I’m kidding.

In other words:

The closest Arlen Specter will ever get to emulating the father of your country will be if somebody opens a comedy club in Cincinnati and calls it “The Farm.”

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Hope you’ll read the whole thing.

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