Massachusetts legislators to rename tunnel for Rove
Satire
The Massachusetts State Legislature is carefully considering a bill that would change the name of the Big Dig tunnel to the "Karl Rove Memorial Tunnel." According to bill co-sponsor Brendon Steidinger (D-Framingham), "Naming the tunnel after Rove makes perfect sense." Steidinger then unveiled a mock-up of a proposed tunnel sign that reads:
Congressional Republicans and the White House were both skeptical upon hearing that the overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts Legislature has so chosen to honor Rove. Due to a pending criminal investigation into Rove's role in unmasking a CIA operative, no one from the White House or Congress would speak on the record.
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, widely believed to be seeking the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, chided the Democratic Legislature for even considering a bill that would, "essentially insult a public figure." Romney continued speaking about abortion, stem cell research and the death penalty long after anyone had stopped listening.
Ted Williams, who shares the name of another Big Dig tunnel, could not be reached for comment.
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The Massachusetts State Legislature is carefully considering a bill that would change the name of the Big Dig tunnel to the "Karl Rove Memorial Tunnel." According to bill co-sponsor Brendon Steidinger (D-Framingham), "Naming the tunnel after Rove makes perfect sense." Steidinger then unveiled a mock-up of a proposed tunnel sign that reads:
"Now Entering
The Karl Rove Memorial Tunnel
Watch for Leaks"
Congressional Republicans and the White House were both skeptical upon hearing that the overwhelmingly Democratic Massachusetts Legislature has so chosen to honor Rove. Due to a pending criminal investigation into Rove's role in unmasking a CIA operative, no one from the White House or Congress would speak on the record.
Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, widely believed to be seeking the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination, chided the Democratic Legislature for even considering a bill that would, "essentially insult a public figure." Romney continued speaking about abortion, stem cell research and the death penalty long after anyone had stopped listening.
Ted Williams, who shares the name of another Big Dig tunnel, could not be reached for comment.
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