Running the Government

Each year, the American Council of Life Insurers sponsors a race featuring teams from the U.S. House and Senate, the executive and judicial branches, and the Washington DC media. For all its faults, our federal government does boast of some awesome runners.

One highlight of the race is the naming of the teams. A full list is posted, but here are some of my favorites:

Fast As Schmidt (U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt – OH)

O Little Team from Bethlehem (U.S. Rep. Charles Dent – PA, including, of course, the town of Bethlehem)

Tapped Out (U.S. Rep. Jane Harman – CA. Follow this link to understand the joke.)

Ink Stained Retches (Washington Post)

One Step Ahead of the Axe (Scripps Media Center)

Fair and New Balanced (Fox News)

Talk of Pronation (National Public Radio)