The Hotties

Every summer The Hill newspaper puts out its 50 most Beautiful People on Capitol Hill list, a DC event like no other because hating Hill types is one of the favorite passtimes of non-Hill Washingtonians. It's also time for the annual DCeiver commentary on the list which is highly recommended.

But not to steal the punchline here or anything, but one of the people on the list is Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY) who'll be resigning from congress after the one-two punch of a DWI followed by the revelation that he had a secret second family. Amusingly, his dating status is listed as "Married, with children" which I suppose is accurate, but still.

Comments

Just like Edwards. (Allegedly)

Posted by jay | July 30, 2008 1:35 PM

Oh my gosh. Can you not post such a close up picture of the guy?? His hottie status is very questionable at this distance.

Posted by former deaniac | July 30, 2008 1:40 PM

"hating Hill types is one of the favorite passtimes of non-Hill Washingtonians."

Oh trust me, hating Hill types that allow themselves to be humiliated by appearing in this kind of feature is a favorite pastime of most Hill-based Washingtonians as well.

Posted by JK | July 30, 2008 1:42 PM

Next year, I'm going to sign on to write copy for this article:

"Dressed in a pink skirt and a pink sleeveless top, Dollins said it's the persistent running of half-marathons and eating healthy that keeps her in shape.

"With her brown and blond streaked hair, her greenish hazel eyes and tanned complexion, the New Hampshire native is no stranger to getting attention from the opposite gender."

Nice.

Posted by Tim Dees | July 30, 2008 1:50 PM

Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

Posted by Keith | July 30, 2008 2:13 PM

Never gonna give you up!
Never gonna let you down!
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Posted by Grand Moff Texan | July 30, 2008 2:14 PM

Keith, perhaps you're right, but the presence of Mrs. Kucinich outweighs all of those interhcangeable Republican hotties.

Posted by too many steves | July 30, 2008 2:20 PM

Shouldn't his status be listed as "Married with children X2"?

Just askin'.

Posted by Jeff S. | July 30, 2008 2:27 PM

Keith asks: "Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?"

It's just you. I've never found retardation to be an attractive trait myself.

Posted by MoeLarryAndJesus | July 30, 2008 2:28 PM

Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

Patriarchy does have its aesthetic benefits. But try talking to one of these women! Ugh.

Posted by scythia | July 30, 2008 2:32 PM

Kucinich wouldn't even know where to stick it. I've always found his wife to be overrated, frankly.

Posted by please | July 30, 2008 2:32 PM

Just like Edwards.

Can't wait to see what happens with the Edwards story. That slimy poseur deserves a thorough public humiliation.

Posted by Mixner | July 30, 2008 2:35 PM

Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

It's just you, dude. .

Posted by Grand Moff Texan | July 30, 2008 2:40 PM

"Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?"

It's you.

Posted by brewmn | July 30, 2008 2:43 PM

Needs more MILF.

On a serious note unrelated to the current competition, the staffer here served on the advisory council to a foreign government described here (see "What links here" in the left sidebar) from 2003-2005. Maybe, since she works for a Republican, MattY could find the time to look into this.

Posted by TLB | July 30, 2008 2:56 PM

"Can't wait to see what happens"

It's a real pisser when the MSM won't follow the Atwater playbook and report the controversy, eh?

Posted by cmholm | July 30, 2008 2:59 PM

I'm too married to be spending time mucking through the survey, but they do have Michelle Obama on there, don't they?

Of course, my tastes in women might be in the YMMV category ... e.g., I find Cynthia McKinney to be rather babelicious actually.

Posted by DAS | July 30, 2008 3:06 PM

It's a real pisser when the MSM won't ... report the controversy, eh?

Wait.

Posted by Mixner | July 30, 2008 3:08 PM

waste of bandwidth

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Posted by Campesino | July 30, 2008 3:22 PM

Why isn't Megan McArdle on that list?

Posted by AMouseForAssSeasons | July 30, 2008 3:47 PM

Uhhh, hello? Dana Perino? There was a pressroom clip of her on NPR the other day, and when she said "pork" I got a chub.

Posted by Thom | July 30, 2008 3:58 PM

Oh wait... "The Hill."

Sorry. Not thinking. Too busy fantasizing about being beaten and humiliated by Dana...

Posted by Thom | July 30, 2008 4:01 PM

Mmmmm.... Mrs. Kucinich.....

Posted by daveNYC | July 30, 2008 4:28 PM

Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

No.

But anyway, the hottest hottie is from Lebanon and not affiliated with any party - figures.

Also, don't Republicans have any black people or are they all ugly?

Posted by novakant | July 30, 2008 4:41 PM

I vote for GFR!

Posted by Peter K. | July 30, 2008 4:45 PM

Why isn't Megan McArdle on that list?

It's The Hill, not The Blood-Horse.

Blaming yesterday's earthquake on all the SmellyBrownFirthColumnAgentsOfAForeignGovernment jumping at once, 'TLB'?

Posted by muxmer | July 30, 2008 4:51 PM

muxmer:
That's seriously f-cked up!!

Posted by Joe Klein's conscience | July 30, 2008 5:09 PM

But not to steal the punchline here or anything, but one of the people on the list is Rep. Vito Fossella (R-NY)

I'd blow him, he's hot, so is Chris Austin.

Posted by Henry Holland | July 30, 2008 6:09 PM

I'm not sure the female hotness really tips in either party's favor, but the hottest Republican on the list said she will "always fondly remember the French seashore and Antibes," which means she's a conservative communist.

Posted by Reality Man | July 30, 2008 6:09 PM

John Warner is on the list???

Posted by Another Chris | July 30, 2008 8:56 PM

Vito: "Capital of France? Oh man that's a tough one."

Posted by SqueakyRat | July 30, 2008 9:02 PM

I second the Lebanese journalist as hottest of the female "hotties."

God, how I hate the word "hottie."

Posted by brewmn | July 30, 2008 9:06 PM

Whoever thought that MattY - someone renowned for his intellectual honesty - would attract an anti-Irish sockpuppet?

JaneGalt and GFR are both rather attractive, albeit a bit too on the dolicephalic side.

Posted by TLB | July 30, 2008 10:43 PM

Unfortunately, that list has a douchebag/hottie ratio of about 2:1.

Posted by blah | July 30, 2008 11:44 PM

I have to admit that Dana Perino is probably the best looking government type I've ever seen.

However, in comparison to THIS:

http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/ComicCon08/001.jpg
http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/ComicCon08/003.jpg
http://www.summer-glau.net/gallery/albums/Saturn/HQ_003.jpg

fergeddaboudit.

Posted by Richard Steven Hack | July 31, 2008 4:40 AM

This is 2008. Everyone has a right to be fabulous.

Posted by Mike | July 31, 2008 5:20 AM

NPR (via the politico I think) reported that 10 out of the 50 on this list nominated themselves. My first thought was "Don't those 10 have any friends?" and the second thought was "I'm surprised it wasn't 50 out of 50".

I'd like to know how many nominate themselves year over year, could be a good narcissistic measure.

Posted by kxf_in_dc | July 31, 2008 6:03 AM

Re: Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

I used to bartend at a restaurant on the Hill that had lots of Party parties, (fundraisers and stuff,) and there was a very noticeable difference. We always said that Republican parties brought out the eye candy, but Democratic parties were where you made the money - the Republicans were unbelievably cheap!!!

Posted by voodoodiver | July 31, 2008 11:22 AM

Re: Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

I used to bartend at a restaurant on the Hill that had lots of Party parties, (fundraisers and stuff,) and there was a very noticeable difference. We always said that Republican parties brought out the eye candy, but Democratic parties were where you made the money - the Republicans were unbelievably cheap!!!

Posted by voodoodiver | July 31, 2008 11:25 AM

Re: Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

I used to bartend at a restaurant on the Hill that had lots of Party parties, (fundraisers and stuff,) and there was a very noticeable difference. We always said that Republican parties brought out the eye candy, but Democratic parties were where you made the money - the Republicans were unbelievably cheap!!!

Posted by voodoodiver | July 31, 2008 11:25 AM

Is it me or are the Republican women WAY hotter (relatively speaking) than the Democrats?

I'm surrounded by Republican women here in Indiana. It's one of the fattest states in the country. The other fattest areas are dominated by more red states.

If I want to see hot women I travel.

Conclusion? Hell no Republican women aren't hotter than Democratic women!

If you go in for Fox-News-Type-Bimbos then I suppose I could see your point. But lots of makeup and lots of hairspray makes a woman end up looking like a clown to me. Could be that acid I took in college peeled back the veil but I swear to you I think Republican women trend way overly made up and definitely on the ugly side of the scale relative to the babes who don't hate themselves (aka Democrats).

Posted by Curt M | July 31, 2008 11:58 AM

Keith at 2:13: It's you.

Posted by Jeff | July 31, 2008 1:23 PM

I am a very liberal guy who has a sick, twisted attraction to Republican women. It's a hate-fucking kind of thing. It's a bizarre blend of lust and loathing. Is it because they're physically better looking? I think in general they're richer and spend a lot more money dolling themselves up. It's also possible that (some) who are born with natural physical advantages will have more privilege and less sense of empathy toward the rest of humanity, hence more likely to go GOP.

Posted by fellow | July 31, 2008 7:31 PM