
In her experience, the Washingtonienne scribe says, "Most congressmen are smart people, and they know that if they want a career in politics, they have to give up their IM habit. But there are always those who will stare at your boobs and give you a look that says, 'What are you going to do about it?'"
While she had little contact with pages during her time as a Senate staffer, Cutler says she saw an environment rife with vulgar innuendo and retro attitudes (which is why, one assumes, she fit right in.) "In Senator [Mike] Dewine's office, there was a reception area, and he just wanted girls there. There were plenty of male interns and staffers around, but you knew it was the 'pretty-girl-behind-a-desk' thing."