Arlen Specter apparently has no middle name. But he certainly deserves one. And judging by his performance on Howard Stern‘s radio show yesterday, he seems to have earned one.

Arlen “Supple” Specter (did you know that acronymania is also known as initialism?) managed to effortlessly pull off the difficult quadruple axel toe loop of political asskissing. He kissed the Bimbaugh‘s Big Fat Ass while having his own head inserted deeper up his own ass than was previously believed humanly possible. Did he stick the landing? You be the judge:

Howard Stern: Are you OK with Limbaugh? You like him?
[...]
AS: Yeah, I like him

HS: You do…

AS: Yeah
[...]
HS: He’s a crackpot? He’s an enemy of the country.

AS: (laughing) Uh, no, he’s not. He’s expressing his opinion.

…

HS: Senator, wait a second. In all seriousness. He wants the president to do poorly? Listen, I never voted for Bush, but I always wanted to see him do well. I’m an American. I want my president to be successful. Who says ‘I don’t want my president to do well?’ That’s anti-American!

AS: Well I haven’t heard Rush Limbaugh say that.

Come to think of it, John McCain also frequently has trouble remembering all sorts of things. And Specter will be 80 next February. Maybe I’ve just been very insensitive and unkind to someone who deserves compassion and sympathy. And, unfortunately, involuntary retirement too, if he’s starting to lose his marbles.