It warms this writer’s heart to see that Jessica Cutler has gotten engaged. Not merely because it is Thanksgiving Eve, on which night we lay down arms and wish well for those who typically find themselves on the receiving end of our heckling — especially former Hill prostitutes. Rather her choice in fellas seems sound. She didn’t end up with FD, X, T, QV, P, Eliot Spitzer, HK, YZ, or K, but instead one Charles Rubio, a University of Texas alum. The “hook ’em” jokes write themselves.

To allow a moment’s musing it is almost as if it is the District who presents this bride. Or more specifically, the Capitol: which got her laid, paid, booked, and broke. And through now fault of our own, she is now hitched. Is it time to give up the Capitol pendant? For one of these? Or one of these?