Has "The Torch" been passed to yet another lovely lady?
I'm referring, of course, to former Sen. Robert Torricelli (D-N.J.), who earned his fiery nickname by dating an impressive array of beautiful women, including Mick Jagger ex Bianca Jagger and Ronald Perelman ex Patricia Duff.
The other night, the Torch - who has worked as a business consultant since dropping his bid for re-election under an ethical cloud in 2002 - was spotted having a cozy dinner at the posh D.C. Italian restaurant Galileo with Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), an eligible bachelorette.
"They were sitting together at a prominent table, and they were all over each other," said a Lowdown spy. "They were touching, and it looked like they were on a date."
The spy added that midway through the meal, who should enter the restaurant but Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.), who came back from Senate retirement to take Torricelli's vacant seat.
"Lautenberg just looked at their table and glared," said the spy. ... http://www.nydailynews.com/news/gossip/story/312327p-267196c.html