After John Fetterman (and a few of his colleagues) decided that shorts and a hoodie were just fine for the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body, Bill, Steve and Scott tore into this idea and trashed it so thoroughly that two days after the episode was recorded (and the raw footage sent to 100 Senators), the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to institute a dress code.
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I want to see Senators looking like NASCAR drivers so we know who bought them and who the Senators owe their allegiance to!!
Same goes for all of Congress.
I don’t own a suit anymore and haven’t worn one in almost 30 years. I do own a couple of nice blazers/sport coats, a few pair of dress slacks, dress shirts and a few ties. Some people would call that stuff a suit, it’s not. The last time I wore any of those was 5 years ago when my nephew graduated from High School. I was probably the most over dressed man in the auditorium. I didn’t care. That was a big day for my nephew. I dressed up because of him, not because of me. The same applies to… Read more »
That was supposed to be a like. Damn iPhone keyboard and fat fingers. Sorry
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I think it was Susan Collins of Maine who suggested that she would wear a bikini in the Senate floor. (We always knew that deep down she was too casual to be a Republican, lol).
Aaaargh!
I now must pour bleach into my third eye to erase that gawd-awful image.
Thanks for that.
Unfortunately, I have a medical issue that normally prevents me from wearing a suit. I have spent my entire life trying to cool down. I can put on a suit and, within about one hour, I will pass out due to simply being too hot. This means that I can manage at an interview, just take off the jacket the moment I am seated. I can manage at a wedding as long as I am able to change immediately after. I would love to be able to wear a suit more often. Unless I can convince a place to set… Read more »
For starters, if restoring the dignity of the Senate is a worthy cause, how about repealing the 17th amendment? I’ve retired from my primary job going on 18 years now. I served as a technician for a defense contractor & was among a fair number of techs (>40.) We worked on the ground floor of our building and our dress was casual generally. On occasion executives and tours would walk through on a mezzanine above us and stop to observe. Once in a great while, the techs would get together and agree to “dress up” on a specific day, which… Read more »
“Clothes make the man.” (was it Alexander Pope who said that?)
Ok, I’m confused and conflicted about this episode. And my confusion has nothing to do with what’s going on in the U.S. Senate. Years ago, when I was a younger lad, I saw this show on the internet, where some guy is, in the early episodes, first sitting in front of a screen, yapping away about something. Then a few years later, that same guy is walking into an amazingly ornate 3d computer graphics created studio stage, again yapping about something. Regardless of the stage, this yapping guy was wearing a handsome natty suit and tie, looked sharp, shaven, good… Read more »
Oh, and Fetterman’s the perfect representative for the fine folks who voted for him.
And, to beat anyone else to the punch in telling me, I’ll save you the typing….
“Lighten up, Francis”…..
Nice jab, here’s the counterpunch you’re probably expecting from someone … Your comparisons are fallacious because you’re comparing unlike things. A carefully scripted and choreographed presentation with CGI graphics in front of a green screen is not the same as an informal discussion between friendly peers of long acquaintance. Those are two completely different formats. Neither of those things is the same as being elected Senator and making an appearance on the Senate floor. Appropriate attire for the circumstances encountered. I’m a little surprised you even went there. Words are not important by reason of originating from a man in… Read more »
….from someone like…..ACTS! Not only expecting it but hoping for it. Yeah, you’re right, Afterburners / Firewalls are indeed different from TSL’s as you described, and both are completely different from the role of senators in our congress. And Yes, Bill’s not a hypocrite, for I’ve seen him in person and indeed, when he’s at a public speaking event, it’s a suit. Was I low blood sugar? Probably. Grumpy from a hard night’s sleep? Undoubtedly. Was I quibbling?….Maybe. Should I probably not have hit the “post comment” button, yeah, probably. But I did, and I received a cogent, thoughtful response… Read more »
Lol, well if you’re going to drop the trap door in your long handles and hang it out there in the breeze … I’m gonna take a shot at it. I can’t resist a target like that. No harm, no foul. I’m sure someone else was thinking the same thing you were and what you posted allowed us to take that out, turn it this way and that, have a good look at it and see if that sort of critique had any merit. You’re allowed your low blood sugar and hard night’s grumpage. At least you have excuses, I’m… Read more »
Festerman stated that this new rule wouldn’t affect him, because on those occasions where he is running the Chamber and in the Chair, he would put on a suit anyway.
But he’s already put the lie to that, as he’s presided over the Senate twice already. In a hoodie and shorts.
Even the “Conservative Shaman” guy looked better in that chair than Festerman did. Utterly disrespectful.
John T. Molloy “Dress for Success”.
Service jobs mean giving up your personal likes and dislikes in order to serve, and if that means dressing like a gentleman or lady, so be it. Anybody unwilling to show proper respect to those they serve don’t deserve to be holing any kind of leadership position. This guy is one of those who pushed the meme “Trump is un-presidential.” Hypocrisy much?
When its all a show, bought and paid for, natty dress is everything. Dressing down then makes everyone more aware of the fakeness.
To Bill’s point, when you are _acting_, clothes make the man.
Scott is tearing up due to his belief that some of the Senators actually care about what he cares about, the U.S. Constitution. Sadly, 99% of them do not and even the ones that do are corrupt (Multi-millionaires within 1-2 terms, with a salary in the low six-figures).