If it’s the end of July, then it’s time for The Hill‘s annual 50 Most Beautiful People issue. If you’ve lived here for any amount of time, you know the drill: it’s when the paper sends out a small army of normally serious minded Capitol Hill reporters to track down crucial information such as whether an intern working for some no-name congressman enjoys horseback riding or not. It’s also when we get to spend an entire day at work ogling the photos of a bunch of good looking Hill staffers, relatives of politicians, probably a journalist or two, and whichever one U.S. Capitol Police officer they chose. You can check out the Top 10 here, and those relegated to the “40 More” section here. Pictured left is Tulani Elisa, the legislative assistant for Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) who was named #1 on the list this year.

But of course, no Hill Hotties experience would be complete without DCeiver’s annual blog post mocking the entire endeavor. This year, he goes after sloppy prose, descriptions that don’t match their accompanying photos, the fact that friggin’ Vito Fossella made the list, and, predictably, slobbers all over himself over Elizabeth Kucinich.

Happy slacking off, everyone.