Today The Hill published its annual slam book, "The Hill’s Top 50."
This year's "Top 50" is fairly predictable, with smoke Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and yoked Sen. Jeff Flake headlining the festivities. What's stunning, though, and frankly offensive, is that the only cable personality on the list is none other this here Blog’s favorite 4PM cable news anchor, Jake Tapper. That's great, I like Jake, but ... uh ...
WHERE IS SHANNON BREAM????
Shannon Bream is performing yeoman’s work filling in during Megyn Kelly’s maternity leave.
And with Kelly promoted to primetime, "America Live with Shannon Bream" has quite the ring to it.
Bream is Fox’s Supreme Court correspondent and she hustles on the beat.
No scrub intern running court decisions to her, Shannon's gonna damn do it herself.
Bream’s professional credentials aside, she’s also the champion of two beauty pageants, using her winnings as Miss Virginia and Miss Florida to put herself through college.
Bream finished just short of the top prize in the 1995 Miss USA competition. But that's no excuse to leave her off the 50 most beautiful people list. Shannon will not be denied.
Beauty Pageant Trivia Postscript
I need to point out that the Top 3 of Miss America 1995 were for the ages.
Miss Illinois 1995
Still has her fastball in 2012.
Miss New York 1995
Shanna Moakler, second from the left, ascended to greater heights.
Miss Texas 1995
She ended up winning Miss Universe that year.
They may have won the prizes. But Shannon? She won my heart.