You may remember our little caption contest from last week, involving this picture of Republican Democrat U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter.

It’s a 1991 Lancaster Newspapers photo of Specter inspecting the former low-grade rail line in southern Lancaster County. At right is former county Commissioner Bob Brenneman. To the left is former county Administrator Sherri Heller. New Era staffer Tim Buckwalter, who runs the Flashback Lancaster blog, came across the photo recently. His idea for a caption:” U.S. Sen. Arlen Specter has been performing a political balancing act in Pennsylvania for decades.”

Here are the entries we’ve gotten so far:

Steve McDonald: “I guess Arlen Knows when to jump off the track when the train is coming.”

Goldilocks from TalkBack: “He may be jumping off one track onto another track with a train coming in the other direction.”

HazMatMan from TalkBack: “Come one, come all! Step right up!! See the Spectacular Specter as he walks, without a net, The Rail of Death - a harrowing balancing act like no other! Watch as he fights the shift in the political breeze which, forcing him to lean too far to the left or too far to the right, could foster his sudden fall from the top to the rocky ground below. Bring the wife, bring the kiddies! Yes, ladies and gents! Come see if the Spectacular Specter can reach the end of line before he runs out of steam!”

Jeff Eberly, via e-mail: “Ah yes, you can RAILROAD anything through, if you balance your your career on both sides of the aisle.”

Virginia Anspach, via e-mail: “Straddling the middle, as usual.”

Bob Wireback, via Facebook: “Even back then he couldn’t choose which side of the track he should be on.”

Joe Hainthaler, via Facebook: “Low grades, trains, Anita Hill, hah, I laugh in the face of danger, political or otherwise, Arlen Specter seems to be saying as he walks the rail line in southern Lancaster County.”

So here’s the question: Whose caption is the best? Vote below.

Which is your favorite Arlen Specter caption?(online surveys)