DelBene Aide Named “Most Beautiful,” Reichert Omits Half the Population

Some extra Fizz from THAT Washington. 

1. Well, far be it from us to disagree with this bit of equal-opportunity objectification: The Hill just named Rep. Suzan DelBene’s (D-WA, 1) aide, 25-year-old Chad Prince, as one of the 50 “most beautiful” people working on Capitol Hill. Prince, they write, is into hiking, wakeboarding, and running.

And sorry, ladies and gentlemen: According to the publication, he’s in a relationship. But you can look: 

2. Meanwhile, in the mirror version of The Hill’s gender politics, U.S. Rep. and former King County sheriff Dave Reichert (R-WA, 8) said last week that the officers “who protect us each and every day” are someone’s “husband, father, brother, uncle … grandpa.”

True enough … except for the wives, sisters, daughters, aunts, moms, and grandmas who also work for law enforcement, whose existence Reichert failed to acknowledge in his comments. 

Just to name one example: Reichert himself was replaced by a woman, former sheriff Sue Rahr, when he left office in 2005 to serve in Congress.