THE QUESTION 



What is your best D.C. pickup line?



"How about you and me form a coalition of the willing?" -- Larry Sabato, University of Virginia



"Is there any room for me in your caucus?" -- Jesse Taylor, pandagon.net



"Should we take this back to my place or would you prefer the 'public option'?" -- Ryan Avent, blogger



"Baby, CBO would score you a 10." -- Eric Rauchway, U.C. Davis



"I'm moving to New York City. Wanna come?" -- Andrew Golis, Talking Points Memo;

PARODY by T.A. Frank



"Every level of government should statutorily and procedurally prefer married couples over cohabitators, homosexuals, or fornicators." 
 -- highlight from the 1989 graduate thesis of Virginia gubernatorial candidate Robert F. McDonnell



Other highlights the Prospect has uncovered from the college papers of prominent political leaders: 



"Often unfairly depicted, Moriarty is primarily motivated by self-defense, which forces him to work the dark side, if you will." 
 -- Dick Cheney 
Casper College 



"When Bartleby says, 'I would prefer not to' to every request made of him in the workplace, it may seem as if he is simply offering refusal and obstruction. That is entirely unfair to Bartleby. What Bartleby is really saying is, 'What we all need to do is to slow down, stop this current process, start over, and get it right.'" 
 -- Mitch McConnell, University of Louisville



"A notably unfair negative portrayal is Shakespeare's Richard III, as this ignores the security threats Richard faced during the War of the Roses. He had no choice but to work the dark side, if you will."...

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