Washington's 50 Most Powerful slighty more than 50% fun

Thank you Washingtonian for calling GQ out on its BS. Apparently, GQ took our advice and hosted the party at Cafe Milano. Unfortunately, Cafe Milano ignored the coolest trend in Harlem and forgot to turn on the AC.

So let's recap:

Washingtonian--tight
GQ--not so tight

Cafe Milano--two months tightness watch

DC's 50 most powerful--only slightly tighter than average.

GQ fast and loose with Washington

Wonkette was kind enough today to bring GQ's list of Washington's 50 most powerful people to our attention. The only problem is GQ has obviously never set foot in the city of Washington.

I mean, we all have a copy of Capitol Advantage's CONGRESS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS and we all know how to access the SOPR lobbyist filing site but this GQ list is like watching the Oscars and deciding that Martin Scorsese, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Denzel Washington are the biggest dogs in Hollywood.

This list is a great Who's Who reference for the next Clinton White House (Nancy Jacobson Penn made the list?! Are you fucking serious?! Raise your hand if you've ever set foot in that bitch's house. No one? Ok seriously, if I want to smell my own farts with eleven other assholes I'll pony up forty dollars and buy some brandy glasses)

I'm only happy that a restaurant (a franchise steak house, no less) and a dead president beat out actual people who work/live/gladhand in the city.

Where's Franco Nuschese on this list? Christopher Hitchens? Wonkette? Larry at Pearson's Liquor (he can get you a-n-y bottle of a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g within a week, which is invaluable in a booze lubricated city)? And while we're nominating restaurants--Perry's, Central, BLT, Bistro Bis, Bombay Club, Blue Duck, Tabard Inn?

GQ, tighten your shit up. Oh, and Conde Nast, word on the street is that you're hemorrhaging money. Might want to tighten the tourniquet on your finances or, you know, learn how to make an e-publication or something.