On hold, on message?

Published September 18, 2007 4:00am ET



We’ll be with you …

Are members of Congress trying to tell us something with the “hold” music they use before conference calls with reporters? You be the judge.

Last Wednesday, as callers waited for a conference call to begin from Iraq with Republican Reps. John Boehner, Peter Hoekstra and Peter King, they heard “Nobody Does It Better” by Carly Simon.

Then on Friday, before a call with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to discuss ethics reform, the choice was Tim McGraw’s “I’m Amazed by You.”

Humble, no?