Most of us got a rueful laugh from the dating technique of now-former Congressman Chris Lee (R-NY), especially his posing for his on-line “outreach to voters.”  But posing has a long tradition in Washington DC, and Lee’s is hardly the most egregious, even if it was briefly entertaining.  (Did that set a speed record for scandal resolution?  Nothing in DC takes only 36 hours to accomplish!)  Michael Ramirez, the two-time Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist at Investors Business Daily, reminds readers today that Lee’s posing at least had the virtue of being the least expensive we’ve seen:

Also, be sure to check out Ramirez’ terrific collection of his works: Everyone Has the Right to My Opinion, which covers the entire breadth of Ramirez’ career, and it gives fascinating look at political history.  Read my review here, and watch my interviews with Ramirez here and here.  And don’t forget to check out the entire Investors.com site, which has now incorporated all of the former IBD Editorials, while individual investors still exist.