For you Guinness drinkers - next time you see Sen. Harkin, ask him to pour you a pint.

[Debi]

Tom Harkin: More than just a senator

We like a senator who makes the most of his time. We especially like a senator who does so by including the perfect pour.

Last night during the Senate recess in between votes, Senator Harkin made the most of his time by dropping by the Guinness Congressional Perfect Pint Challenge event.

Resplendent in his four-leaf clover tie - no joke, his dad was Irish so it's somewhat forgivable - Harkin walked in and poured a perfect pint of Guinness we hear.

Pouring a Guinness, by the way, is a lot harder than it looks and requires a knowledge of a spoon that is typically unknown. Anyway, the judges gave the Iowan a 98 percent score.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/anneschroeder/

[cyberswede]

1. special spoon

Rambis has such a spoon - he uses it to make Black & Tans at our annual neighborhood backyard party. We should invite Harkin! :)

[Debi]

2. Forget Harkin....invite the Debis!

:applause:

[Rambis]

3. Go Tommy

[Debi]

4. Hah, knew you'd be happy with this!

:toast:

[Rambis]

5. It is an art

to get the dome of foam just right with the white stripe around the top- I know someone that was trained in an Irish pub for over a year to pour the perfect pint.

see the video here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d15lJn1r0Mk

[Counciltucky]

6. Attaboy Tom! Make Iowa proud!

Want a hit of weed with it? :P

[Debi]

7. Ooohhhhh

:spray:

Nooooo I don't want him to sell his children!

[IADEMO2004]

8. The last time I had a beer with Sen. Harkin he picked up the tab!

That is one fine Senator.

[Debi]

9. Ha ha! What a guy

:toast: