Tag Archives: arlen specter

his lips are moving!*

Posted on 13. May, 2009 by Jill in current events

Well, well, well. All you who believe that politicians are sometimes honest and sincere, please find the nearest seat and park your butt in it, because you’re about to be schooled. Law School Ninja is proud to present reason #7583 why you should never believe the words of a politician (hat tip: @TheFix).

I wish I’d thought of that!

Posted on 06. May, 2009 by Jill in current events

Well, actually, I did. When I wrote this post about Senator Arlen Specter’s decision to change his party affiliation, I made an obtuse reference (in the title) to the reality show “Survivor.” I actually started writing the post as a full-blown analogy to Survivor, but it just wasn’t working for me so I reworked it. [...]

survivor: specter

Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 by Jill in current events

My favorite political science professor makes it a practice to ask the same question of his classes at the beginning of each semester. “What is the main purpose or goal of a politician?” A whole bunch of students would then raise their hands with answers like “making a change” or “enacting meaningful legislation” or — [...]