Single Pols Have Proven Themselves Bad Boyfriends
If you think it's hard for you to get a date, think about how much harder it would be if you were a busy politician, leading a busy, important life! Apparently, office-dropping doesn't help, according to famously single Congressman Anthony Weiner (D-Brookly/Queens). "Doesn't work," he told City Hall News. (That's not what we hear! He was rumored to be dating slinky Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, but quite vigorously denied it).
Look how hard it is for Council Member James Oddo (R-Staten Island), for example. He actually has a girlfriend. But:
"Every Sunday morning, we go get bagels and go to the Perspectives section of the Staten Island Advance. And whether it's letters to the editor, the political column," he said, "my Sunday mornings are going to be filled with agita. And if my Sunday mornings are filled with agita, so are hers. And there's no escaping it... If Kim took my Blackberry away from me, I would start trembling at the table within like 35 seconds. There should be rules. God knows that I need rules."
Says Council Member Peter Vallone Jr. (D-Queens), The Queens Tribune's "most eligible bachelor":
"'I'm free between 7:36 and 8:12 if you want to grab a quick drink,'" he said. "That's what ends up happening."
It's OK, self-important guys who are not busy politicians say that sometimes too!
