In my new role as hired gun, campaign flack,
high-priced low-priced consultant ... I decided that good ol' fashioned blogosphere snark is still the best course sometimes. So ...BOB JOHNSON FOR CONGRESS CAMPAIGN CONGRATULATES JOHN MCHUGH ON HILL AWARD.
Everyone at the Bob Johnson for Congress campaign extends hearty congratulations to Representative John McHugh for being named one of the 50 most beautiful people on Capitol Hill by The Hill newspaper. Although Bob Johnson's goal would be to be recognized for being an effective and tireless worker for the people of New York, it still must be a proud moment for John McHugh to be recognized for something.
We're especially glad that his legislative salary affords him the opportunity to impress one and all with his "crisp clothing and snazzy ties by top designers," according to The Hill. Maybe that's why Rep. McHugh voted for a pay raise for himself while denying millions of Americans a raise by voting against increasing the minimum wage ... [follow the flip]
After all, he might have figured, those unfortunate Americans struggling to pay for rising gas prices probably don't have a need for "crisp clothing and snazzy ties by top designers." In fact, he might have concluded, there are no high fashion salons in which to buy such clothing in Gouverneur, or Moira, or Beekmantown, or many of the other communities in his district struggling with crushing health care costs and a lack of economic development
We'd also like to congratulate him on his suave demeanor and practiced pose for the picture that accompanied the article. It's truly the look of a man who knows his way around a camera shoot! It's great that the Representative has the time available for shoots of this sort, and we have to admit ... that is one snappy tie!
I'm sure all New Yorkers are proud that while voting with Tom Delay 88% of the time, turning a blind eye to the rampant corruption among the Republicans on his committee, and voting to protect oil companies' price-gouging, John McHugh managed to do all that with a well-turned knot in his tie and clean lines on his suit jacket. He must cut quite the figure at the fund-raisers where he raises hundreds of thousands of dollars from representatives of companies with business before his committee. His presence must put a special shine on the committee hearings where he and his colleagues studiously ignore their job of oversight on the companies contracting in Iraq which have managed to make $9 billion of our tax dollars disappear without a trace.
Congratulations, John McHugh! This must be a proud moment for you, and while Bob Johnson's goals for his time in Congress will involve working for a better life for New Yorkers, we all celebrate your crowning achievement.