May 20, 2006

Judging the Hospitality Suites

Campaign hospitality suites are about offering food, drink (hard and soft), entertainment, and well hospitality. Some suites accomplished their mission better than others. Here are the first (and possibly only) TAM Hospitality Suite Awards.

Congressman Mark Green gets the overall award. It was called a "Tailgate Party" playing off the Green Bay Packers in Green's backyard and his "Green Team" of supporters. There was beer and soda but only some cheese, crackers, and pretzels. Hey, the guy needs to save his cash to beat the tar out of Gov. Jim Doyle. Charcoal grills filled with Green Team footballs were consistent with the tailgate theme. Bonus points were given for having a television on showing the Milwaukee Brewers game.

Congressman Paul Ryan claims the best food award. His spread had veggies, cheese, mini egg rolls, meatballs, and full cans of soda. When you don't have much competition in the fall you can afford some good eats at the convention.

Honorable mention goes to State Treasurer Jack Voight who was "sweet" enough to offer his guests a chocolate fountain. Chocolate-covered pineapple. Yum! Yum!

Paul Bucher takes the award for best entertainment. He had a three piece band jamming in his suite. Jean Hundertmark gets an honorable mention for having a Frank Sinatra impersonator. She also gets major props for serving Leinie's Honey Weiss.

I'm sorry to say Terri McCormick lost major points for having karaoke.

In the all-important campaign knick-knack category we have a tie between Mark Green's little footballs

and Jean Hundertmark's plastic beer mugs

Mark and Jean are running on the same ticket so it's fitting.

Congratulations, winners. For the rest of you better luck next year...if you still have political careers that require hospitality suites.

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