There's the welcome return of Radar for your Friday amusement. I recommend this article on Capitol Hill hairstyles:
http://www.radaronline.com/features/2006/09/capitol_domes.php ...Trend Three
CRAZY-OLD-WHITE-GUY HAIR
Also known as "hospital bed-head," this rumpled, erratic style is trendy among our elder statesmen. Why comb and primp, it says, when one's status as a respected, nearly-dead person allows one to simply unravel? On Rep. Hastert, a former high school wrestling coach who famously suggested that post-Katrina New Orleans be "bulldozed over" as an elegant alternative to pricey rebuilding, the look is choppy and insouciant, as if several hairy Post-It notes have been slapped onto his skull.
Rep. Sensenbrenner, a privileged scion of the Kotex dynasty, who's received the most privately-funded trips of any congressman, clearly expects a friendly K Streeter to someday fix his errant hair. Democrat Levin, once referred to as a "kindly old shoemaker" by Jon Stewart, appears to be more image-conscious, pointedly channeling Ben Franklin with a strange, giant-hairy-lump-at-back style.
If these men were younger, says Susan Abrams of Political Icon, a California-based image consultancy, who's counseled gubernatorial candidates, they'd lose credibility points for such hair heresy: "If the hair is not predictable, the public doesn't know what to expect." Maysonave agrees: "It's only our respect for these men's age and experience that makes the look acceptable. But there's a double standard. A woman would be cut to pieces for looking like that."...
P.S. Needless to say, Kerry does
not make the list. :-)