Cowan’s Cravat Crisis

By Warren Rojas

Posted May 23, 2013 at 1:05pm

Team Cowan tried a show of solidarity Wednesday, strapping on bow ties just like the boss.

Did it work?

“We noticed Sen. Cowan couldn’t help but wince when he saw that most of the ties … were clip-ons. He usually stands by the originalist view of bow tie fashion,” an aide to the Massachusetts Democrat told HOH.

That’s what you get for sticking your necks out …

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