The war at home: Arlen the Arrogant

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review ^ | Tuesday, August 24, 2004 | editorial

[Willie Green]

A small slice from the corpulent creature called the Arrogance of Power:

Sen. Arlen Specter is a busy and important man. So beyond the pale of ordinary humans, according to a report by John Shumway of KDKA-TV, that his aides skirted security regulations at Pittsburgh International Airport in order to speed the senator's departure from the erstwhile Steel City.

How? By getting his boarding pass with the help of authorities so Mr. Specter could breeze on his way to accomplish even more important things.

Someone tipped off Mr. Shumway, who arrived at the airport and talked to an indignant Specter -- who asserted he would personally obtain his pass per our wartime airport security protocols.

[Willie Green]

Things we aren't supposed to notice.

[Willie Green]

***Arlo Sphincter alert***

Bwahahahaha!!!

[blackdog]

Specter flying commercial? What, no corporate aircraft? Times must be getting tough for Ailin Sphyncter.

[Kaisersrsic]

Boarding passes can be printed off the internet 24 hours in advance. I've had my secretary do it for me. His aides could have used his credit card or driver's license to print one from a self-serve kiosk at the airport. Travelers pass through airport security after the boarding pass is obtained, not before.

[Armedanddangerous]

Arlen needs all his time free to bone up on scottish law so if he needs to bail out a perjurious president in the near future he will be ready.

The time speeding through lines is well-spent.

[Badray]

Bump and ping

[mountaineer]

That's true - having a boarding pass doesn't mean you still don't need to go through security. I wonder if the Trib has the story straight.

[Tribune7]

ping

[tubebender]

The Santa Rosa Press Democrat had a photo of Specter holding hands with Big John Sweeney today...