Dating and Fashion have nothing to do with Political Party

I have to say it really annoys me when I read these articles. The Politico did one a few months ago when they argued about who was the more attractivly dressed political party. And I understand the desire to debate the issue. I mean it's so much less stressful than talking about terrorism.

But the reality is that people in politics do not generally dress well period. We worry about looking trustworthy and responsible, unless you are Jessica Cutler than you worry about looking 'hot' in the cheapest sense of the word. I say we do not dress well because compared to the other major cities we are just boring here inside the beltway.

I came here 5 years ago with the determined opinion that I would dress in my own style but try to tone it down for the city. I found things have loosened up, it happened about 2 years ago, long before the Dems were in Congress. Sorry! I think it has more to do with my generation being more conscious of trends and taking more time to dress in a fashionable manner. Also, in 2005 Condoleeza Rice made the boldest change and statement by wearing a fabulous suit to France that inspired oohs, aaahs, and hey that looks like something from the Matrix, statements.

It made the point to the city and the country that a woman can dress well and be respectable. I think a lot of Republican women dress better because they try to dress in a classy feminine manner. They actually worry that if they don't dress 'up' so to speak that they will get confused with the wrong party. Everybody knows that a certain number of liberal women dress down in order to 'fight the male power' it means that some staffers show up in outfits that fit my college days better than working in a congressional office. So the republican women make their preference known by dressing up more, that doesn't save us from those who are just downright dowdy.

Some women in DC just don't have taste no matter the political party and feel safest in boring, too big, blag clothes. Then there are the men, most men just don't dress well on their own, republican men wear suits a lot, they like their red ties and white shirts. I find Democrats can dress that way or occasionally the men show up dressed like the lead singer of the 'Killers.' It's not a bad thing but I have to say it is confusing since your dress should show respect for the people you are speaking to or working for? And then there are the men who favor 'Stetsons' who almost always dress well for obvious reasons.

Eh, I myself as a libertarian conservative find myself walking the line all the time, but when I go to a meeting, I put on a suit and I try to pull back on the accessories. You know who dresses well and always has in DC? Lobbyists. You know who has lots of freedom and dress in all sorts of varities of clothing? Journalists. Yep.

I can say that fashion for men has gotten noticeably better as more men sport the 'pink' ties and show more comfort in that part of their wardrobe. Even the Heritage Foundation has introduced a think tank centric pink tie.

The truth of the matter is that certain individuals dress well and they influence those around them, as people in the spotlight have loosened up and dressed in a more fashionable manner so have the worker bees. Most importantly, we all know someone who dresses well and makes it work for their job, and for me it seems to be regardless of party and has more to do with the person.

Just last week-end someone asked me why I was dressed up, and I said 'because it makes me happy'. I actually thought the outfit was just right for what I was doing at the time, and the person doing the asking was significantly more relaxed. So in the end, I think saying someone's style of dress is about their political party-saying Dems dress better: is a matter of taste, BIAS of the media and liberals, and well dumb. Really.

So-onto dating, this is easy, I dated several liberals before I married a conservative man. All the liberal men cheated on me, while they were super fun, they were nothing but short lived. I'm sure there are some nice liberal men out there who are good in relationships, but I've only met one to this date.

I think when you throw new people on the hill, it's like open season-fresh meat as they say and no matter the political party, things are more interesting-for a minute. I think players always have women to play with and how you dress, your age, and position mean more than party. It's true I think women might in the begining like a guy who is high up on a committee, but that would be for the Dem girls at this time. I can tell you the Republican women at this time are more likely to be annoyed at the newly positioned Democrat men, not turned on... And as far as I can tell Men never seem to care about political party and always about other things first, like personality and yes, looks.

And as far as getting better tables, I haven't had any problems getting good tables. But that's because I treat the restaurant staff well. Maybe a name drop helps in getting a good table for the Dems. But what about all the Republicans in the White House, I know for a fact they still get special treatment. Any seasoned DC businessperson knows that tables switch very fast in this town and treating one group with too much of a preference at the pricey joints is a bad idea. There have been certain establishments that catered to a group like 'Signatures' but that was owned by a lobbyist and for his clients. You see there was no business person trying to weather the decades of this city in charge. And the bars on the Hill? Well they are subject to the fact that they take whatever crowd is at the bar stool, doesn't matter. In fact what matters there is your relationship to the bartender and how you present yourself, note: don't annoy them.

So what I am trying to say is that clothing, dates, service all really depend on the person wearing, doing and receiving them. How you behave has more affect than your political party and of course money always talks.