Pols unite behind ‘Thelma & Louise’

Published September 21, 2007 4:00am ET



Movies make memories

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., hail from different sides of the political aisle, but they have one thing in common: movies.

The two joined The Week magazine’s Washington Editor Margaret Carlson and Phillips Collection Chairman

 

George Vradenburg at the Phillips Collection on Wednesday evening for a screening of their favorite film: “Thelma & Louise.”

Attendees included Dan and Rhoda Glickman, FTC’s Jon Leibowitz, Bloomberg’s Max Berley, Tony Blankley, Ben Bradlee and Sally Quinn, Howard Fineman, David Bass and Mike Allen.

For fun, Carlson asked attendees to name two other movies in which a couple’s names are included in the title. Sally Quinn lost on a technicality: Among her answers was “Butch Cassidy & the Sundance Kid,” to which Carlson said “technically, they’re not a couple.” Leibowitz won with his answers: “When Harry Met Sally,” “Bonnie & Clyde” and “Harold & Maude.”

Carlson told Harman and Collins that their movie selection wasn’t exactly in keeping with the theme of The Week’s movie series, called “Capitol Classic.” Past choices have included Sen. John Sununu’s “Dr. Strangelove,” Sen. Lindsay Graham’s “7 Days in May” and Chris Matthews’ “Dave.” Said Harman: “What could be more Capitol-centric than two members of Congress spending all the money they had and then driving off a cliff?”