Reply #27: yep -- he's a good man, but not the brightest bulb

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Sen. John A. Giannetti Jr.

One senator, so many nicknames: Senator Tailgate, Senator Speedo, Senator Cell Phone Tower and Senator AK-47.

Giannetti made himself the center of attention with some bizarre doings this year, including a post-honeymoon news release talking about his wife trying to, er, wear him out, and about the locals preferring the wife's bikinis to his black Speedo.

The senator also came under fire for holding beer-laden tailgates for College Park students in violation of state law. He nixed the beer and apologized to local pols whom he had initially dismissed as party poopers with axes to grind after cops told him his shindigs were illegal. He earlier came under fire for proposing a bill that would have benefited one of his law firm's clients by allowing companies to build cell towers disguised as giant flagpoles.

Last but not least, Giannetti ensured what was already a likely primary challenge in 2006 by providing the key vote to kill the assault weapons ban in committee.

http://progressivemaryland.org/files/public/documents/archive/whos%20news.htm