GOP Staffers in Bar Fight: "just good, healthy practice"

[Rose Siding]

Ringside to meltdown via the Washington Examiner-

Republican lawmakers aren’t afraid of duking it out with their own (See: immigration). And now their staffers seem to be taking the trend of party infighting somewhat more literally.

The setting was the Capitol Lounge on Friday night, where a swarm of overworked GOP staffers met, in desperate need of a drink.

It had been a stressful day for Republicans, as they had worked hard to authorize a 700-mile fence along the U.S./Mexico border before Congress adjourned for the elections. They also learned of the resignation of Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., over inappropriate e-mail exchanges with a congressional page. As one spy put it, “It had been a bad day for Republicans.”

The stress found its way into the bar that evening, sources tell us, and around midnight, things got ugly between a handful of GOP staffers and operatives.

Punches were thrown, bodies were shoved and talking points were shouted that would make Zell Miller proud. “It was over political boy stuff,” said one source.

And that was just the first go-around. After the fight broke up, it took only 15 minutes before Round Two began and, that time, they even managed to upend a table in the process. A few were even kicked out of the Hill dive.

It’s all just good, healthy practice for the tough election battles that lie ahead in the next five weeks.

http://www.examiner.com/a-322144~Yeas_and_Nays__Monday__Oct__2.html

[razors edge]

1. wouldn't the lawyer's section

of the yellow pages be better practice?

[babylonsister]

2. Bwhahaha! It sucks to be them!

:evilgrin:

[Justice Is Comin]

3. I imagine tempers are getting a little frayed.

Kind of like Columbo squeezing right at the end of the show lol.

[Rose Siding]

4. And that was last Friday when things were just heating up

Now they must all just be standing in puddles.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Family values on parade....

[mcscajun]

6. Ahhh, cannibalism among the educated natives of D.C.

Verrrrrrrrrrrrry Interrrrrrrrrrrresting.

[Aviation Pro]

7. No doubt the Hawk and Dove in South East ......

...saw its share of frayed nerves. Sure sucks to be a RepubliCON nowadays.

[tanyev]

8. "Good, healthy practice"

Ah, yes. And they were just "naughty emails" and "fraternity pranks". What fun, mischievous scamps those Republicans are.