100 Percent Cheekbone Screening

CFBS found a new Congressional crush -- Rep. Ed Markey. He's the Norm Coleman of the House of Representatives, minus the Davinci veneers. Oh, and also minus being a Republican. The two went head-to-head last week in the 9/11 bill conference about 100 percent offshore cargo screening, and, believe it or not, Norm's veneers didn't intimidate Ed, who ended up getting his 100 percent screening amendment on the final bill. Ed's just trying to catch a nuke before it hits the blessed "Homeland." But I'll tell you what's "da bomb" -- Ed's bone structure!


We realize this is an old photo, but his latest photos just don't do his cheekbones justice. But we can tell you, in the flesh, Ed's got it going on. Especially if he's standing next to most of his colleagues. The man also knows the power of an excellent prop:


Because nothing says security like a bright yellow sticker.

For the sheer ingenuity of that prop as well as for your respectable score on the CSS© (a solid 8), we salute you, Ed Markey. You add pizazz and fine bone structure to this great nation's fight against terrorists, who have the technological expertise to manufacture and transport a nuclear bomb, but not to forge a sticker. Salut!