On Thursday morning I walked into the Dirksen Senate Office Building for a Senate Committee on Foreign Relations Hearing and during the hearing I happened to notice Senator Mike Lee wearing the most unattractive suit I have ever seen.
It wasn't until the next day I learned the reasoning behind his lovely suit. On Thursday it was "Seersucker Thursday," a yearly tradition in the Senate started by former Senator Trent Lott in the 1990's. This year the participants included Senators Kirsten Gillibrand, Mike Lee, Lisa Murkowski, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
According to the Senate website, Senator Lott created the tradition to prove that "the Senate isn't just a bunch of dour folks wearing dark suits." But based on what looked like a family in matching pajamas on Christmas Eve, being "dour" in dark suits doesn't seem THAT BAD. Guess we will see what next year brings... (It can't get that much worse...right?)
Cheers until then!
Photo Credit/Source: Politico
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