Hill staffers want Hoyer '12
By Wally EdgeIf Capitol Hill was like high school (isn't it, though?), Steny Hoyer would be class president while Barbara Mikulski would be with the bully who takes your lunch money.
So says The Washingtonian's unscientific superlatives poll of 1,700 congressional aides for their September 2008 issue.
Mikulski was voted 'Meanest' (with the editors noting the "overwhelming majority" of votes for her came from within the Democratic Party), though we think The Washingtonian is the mean one for having a 'Fashion Victim' category, where Babs is also tops.
Hoyer is Mr. Popularity, voted the 'Workhorse,' 'Most Eloquent' (through Republican support, they say) and, believe it or not: 'Member I'd Like to See Run for President in 2012.' Iowa delegation meeting, anyone?
One has to wonder whether that last category was fixed -- Ron Paul finished strong, the editors say.
Comments
Contributors
Wally Edge
Good news for everyone planning to attend the Inauguration Day events in Washington, D.C., but not able to get tickets: the entire length of the ... >
Rob Tornoe
To view a larger version of this cartoon, click here.
Related stories: >
P. Kenneth Burns
This week, I wanted to do something different as far as this space that the editors of PolitickerMD.com so generously allow me to have. Recently, I ... >
David Paulson
Overheard during the absentee ballot count in Anne Arundel County where the vote count wasn’t going so well for congressional candidate Andy ... >
Poll
| Politicker INTERACTIVE | |
 |
Lawmaker Profile Follow the funding of your representatives |
 |
270 to Win See how Obama got to the magic number |
Top Tags
Most Active Stories
- Post: Proposed furlough program begins circulation
- Mikulski's teachings guide Schwartz at new gig
- Maryland's next U.S. Attorney: Seems like Simms
- After time in Bush administration, Bullock has done little planning for future
- Freshman Kratovil continues preparation for Congress with Harvard conference
- Gansler crossed off the list for U.S. attorney
- What influence will Gansler have in choosing Maryland's U.S. attorney?
- Meekins has new gig, says voters will have 'buyer's remorse' with Kratovil
- Furloughs would affect O'Malley as well
- MoCo GOP elects new officers
- Redmer focusing on electing Harris first, claiming Senate seat second
- Younger Glendening will likely stay behind the scenes
- MoCo council briefed on ‘bleak' fiscal picture
- The Harris campaign returns home
- Candidates vie for Britt's seat
- Power to the purple
- Former delegate attacked by wild deer, but doesn't miss meeting with House speaker
- Please define "landslide"
- Dougherty is water off Duck's back
- SD-7 hopeful calls for efficiency study
Quote of the Day
"The most compelling argument for everyone (voting for the taxes) is how bad the downside would have been to every county and every district if we were to have failed. That was truthfully the most overwhelming consideration in the minds of the men and women I met with."
- Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), talking about why a recent sales tax hike passed.
Recent Press Releases
- Oct 23 2008
Syndicate
Post new comment