Gov. Corbett on Approving Arlen Specter Library Funds: ‘I Felt I Had To’
Gov. Tom Corbett is finally getting around to that campaign promise he made regarding the wasteful Arlen Specter library. Problem is, he’s on the other side of the issue now. Sorta. “I did approve the Specter library,” he told reporters in Harrisburg this week. “I wish I didn’t have to, but I felt I had to.” Remember the Arlen Specter library? No?...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Santorum has Poor Showing in ‘Dead Ground’ New Hampshire
Last night, Rick Santorum again tried and failed. He came in 5th place in the New Hampshire primary, swallowing just 10 percent of the vote. We liveblogged the thing. But long story short, everything they said might happen in New Hampshire, happened. Mitt Romney won, then came Ron Paul, Jon Huntsman, Gingrich and Santorum. Most voters in New Hampshire were interested...
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Now Arlen Specter is Getting a TV Show
You just knew that comedy routine was an audition for something else, right? Turns out, former Pennsylvania Republicrat Senator Arlen Specter is filming the pilot for a television show that’ll begin airing Friday night on Maryland public television. The eventual goal, so they say, is to bring the show to a national audience. According to The Associated Press,...
Continue ReadingWATCH: Arlen Specter’s Entire Stand-up Comedy Act at Helium Last Night
Yes, former Senator Arlen Specter showed up at Helium for their Tuesday night open mic last night. Yes, he killed it. And yes, PhillyNow was there. Initial impression: His jokes were really long and drawn out, which is actually what made them so good. When’s the last time you heard a former Senator talk about Viagra and/or a disabled man’s penis? Thought...
Continue ReadingSpecter: On Second Thought…
Last week, it was reported in the South Philly Public Record that Arlen Specter had endorsed Karen Brown for mayor, a move that sounds as strange as it actually is. We blogged about it, because that is big news, people! Alas, it was not. Specter and Brown now both deny the endorsement. She says they bumped into each other at a fundraiser for Specter’s magic...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: They’re Not Supposed to be Healthy. That’s Why They’re Vending Machines
Philly is really upping the standards on making vending machines “healthier” through price manipulation, beverage size and placing bad food in lower-selling spots. Because when you realize your vending machine sucks, then walk across the street to the 7-11 to get extra cheese sauce-drenched nachos and a Big Gulp, you’re getting exercise, right? [Inky] There...
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Arlen Specter Endorses Karen Brown Because, Why Not? (Updated)
Your former – and favorite! – Democrat-turned-Republican-turned-Democrat attorney and U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania has really done it this time. He was a Republican City Committee guest of honor at the Vesper Club earlier this week, put together for Democrat-turned-Republican mayoral candidate Karen Brown by a party that no longer wants her on their ticket. Specter...
Continue ReadingDAILY GRINDER: Arlen Specter On Supreme Court, Obama, Zealots
You think it, Arlen Specter says it: “The Supreme Court got away with murder” in Bush v. Gore…President Obama will run “with low approval ratings, and whomever he runs against will have even lower approval ratings.” …“[New congress members] have very limited backgrounds and live very limited lives…They’re zealots on both sides [and]...
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DAILY GRINDER: As 2011 Approaches, Arlen Specter And Christine O’Donnell Are Down; Tucker Carlson Finally Gets Some Attention
Public Policy Polling: Arlen Specter is leaving office a hated man. The second worst “net approval” rating in the entire senate, with -31. Twenty-nine percent approval, 60 percent disapproval. Your Bob Casey is at 36 percent approval, 40 percent disapproval, which goes to show what we’ve been saying all along: An entire 24 percent of Pennsylvanians have...
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DAILY GRINDER: Specter Says So Long And Thanks For All The Partisanship
Grandpa Specter took no prisoners during his farewell speech to the Senate. Highlights: He admits we are “Ugly Americans,” as the Vindictives song suggests; Republicans are scared of not being extreme enough; he says filibusters should be real filibusters (from now on) in that, senators should debate rather than get their fake teeth cleaned during sessions....
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