'Just when you think our politics can't get any dumber, along comes a congressman with some chicken,' dougheye writes for CNNopinion
Douglas Heye is the ex-deputy chief of staff to former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, a GOP strategist, and a CNN political commentator. Follow him on Twitter @dougheye. The opinions expressed in this commentary are the author's own. View more opinion on CNN.Rep. Steve Cohen, a Democrat from Tennessee, turned up at Thursday's House Judiciary Committee hearing intent on mocking Attorney General William Barr, who failed to make an appearance after a dispute over the questioning format.
But my boss at the time instructed staff to place Markey's nameplate in front of an empty seat at the hearing in Alaska. The image rankled Markey's team, prompting further debate on the issue. Mission accomplished! Sure, it was a stunt -- and it worked. But they don't always. In 1998, when Republican Rep.
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