The Gores glamour?

I had to get the Emmy's in somehow....

Former Veep (and now Emmy and Grammy winner) Al Gore arrived in typical, boring style to the Emmy's last night in Los Angeles. The tux is your average tux, so there's not much to say. He really isn't looking very good, though, beyond that. His face coloring is very blotchy, his slicked-back hair very old man, and I don't want to give him a hard time like everyone else in the world, but he sure has put on a lot of weight in recent years.

Tipper, however, should have known better than to wear brown while next to her black-and-white hubby. The jacket is OK, but rather dowdy and over-embellished, and not really venue-appropriate; it's the blah cami and mis-matched skirt that bother me a little bit more. She really should take a note from other fine ladies her age, though I know they all have different figures, like Sally or Glenn or Helen. Her hair and makeup are nice, though, and very age-appropriate, and her earrings match the outfit perfectly.

– AP Photo/Chris Carlson

So he's got a Jag...well, now he's got a Jag that supports Obama

We learned this morning that Karl Rove's Jaguar - while parked on West Executive Ave. near the White House during his trip to New Orleans - was pranked by some fun-loving colleagues who covered it with plastic wrap, toy bald eagles and put an "I (heart) OBAMA" bumper sticker on the windshield. According to Politico, the coworkers say they did it because "they will miss his puckish humor in meetings."

For a silly little video, click here...

– Politico

Hot doggy!

I'm back and had a wonderful mini-recess. (Looks like Penn. Gov. Ed Rendell did too.)

We'll be back in full swing in the next couple days.

– AP Photo/Patriot-News,
Sean Simmers

Bunnies and parakeets, oh my

Michael Chertoff wore a bunny (and gopher?) necktie, similar to John Kerry's parakeets and palms tie, at a news conference at Washington's Reagan National Airport yesterday and it just rubs me the wrong way. The likely Vineyard Vines choice seems completely inappropriate to wear to work at a secretary-level, especially when talking about flight-safety procedures at a press conference you called. The yellow is a good color for him, though, as it balances out his skin tone and (maybe?) softens his facial structure.

– AP Photo/Dennis Cook

You can see the sorrow, right!

Dianne Feinstein's outfit is so much the better option in a time of mourning than Laura's completely ill-conceived outfit she wore to the bridge-collapse site.

The California Senator and former San Francisco mayor, speaking yesterday at a memorial service for former San Francisco 49ers coach Bill Walsh, looks perfect for the situation at hand. It fits, it's classy but not overstated, it's black, and did I mention, it fits. And this neckline is what all the Congresswomen should be looking to wear - low enough so you can see the collar bone and it doesn't look like your shift is choking you, but high enough not to bring about any speculation of cleavage.

– AP Photo/David Gonzales

This is how women should dress on the Hill

Rachel over at Project Beltway snapped this shot of Linda Daschle (Tom's lobbyist wife) and Abigail Blunt (Roy's lobbyist wife) at a Hill newspaper party last week and I think it is just a fantastic example of how politicos can do to a feminine and chic suit. They're both sexy and you don't even see any cleavage - Hillary, again, take note. The hues are perfect for summer and can clearly take you from day to evening with no problem.

– Rachel Cothran at Project Beltway

Chertoff looks human for once

Not much to say about this photo taken Friday in Long Beach, Calif., just that Rep. Jane Harman looks very well-manicured and stylish in a just-right-for-summer cream suit and Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff actually looks human with his unbuttoned collar and sunglasses. Nice.

– AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes

Sorry, he's just asking for it

Sen. Biden, just a word of advice, you're from Delaware, not Florida - loose the Miami look!

– AP Photo/Cheryl Senter

Condi's Shaggy dancin'

So everyone is giving Condi a hard time because of the YouTube video showing her head bop to the music of Shaggy. I am going to give her "mad props" (I know, I'm white and this isn't the '90s...) because of her amazing suit-color choice. She has such a wonderful sense of style that she way-too-often hides in conservative duds because of her job (and because the media gives her a hard time about it!)

Here's a photo I snagged from i2_am_a_worshipper on Flicker. You can't see much of the outfit, but AP didn't capture this one.

To see the YouTube video, in which she looks like she's having a good time, and read Wonkette's off-color remarks and my contribution to the running commentary, click here...

Trying to wear the commonman's wardrobe

So I'm in an AP photo-scanning mood....

Presidential hopeful John McCain, R-Ariz., spoke this morning to a bunch of townies in Pella, Iowa, in hopes of grabbing the attention of some early primary voters. Beyond the fact that I am disgusted (people actually left the house knowing they were going to meet a senator wearing torn jeans, shorts, flip-flops, tank tops etc.), I am kind of amused with McCain's dress-down attire. Appealing to the vets in the audience, the GOPer is wearing a Navy cap - which seems disrespectful to wear while publicly speaking. He also donned a blue gingham shirt (fashion-forward!), blah windbreaker and khakis while trying to pull together that down-on-the-farm, not-trying-to-be-preppy-but-that's-impossible look.

– AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall

Fenty runs for a cure, store promotion

Mayor Fenty is often seen jogging the streets of D.C. and this weekend was no different. The long-time runner and health promoter (one of the few things he and his predecessor have in common) ran the National Race for the Cure 5K in the early a.m. of Saturday, and he did it in just over 19 minutes. And the reason this tidbit is making the blog? Fenty ran the race sporting a not-so-attractive running jersey sprawled with the name of his parents’ Adams Morgan fitness-wares store, Fleet Feet.

Fenty was just one of more than 45,000 participants of the 3.2-mile race/walk, which raised nearly $4 million. Also there was Rep. Jim Moran and CBS news anchor Katie Couric, among others.