Legislative Branch Celebrity Sightings!

One chili half-smoke, please!

Today's noteworthy lawmaking celebrity is Charles Rangel, who represents New York's mighty, mighty 15th district. Since this district includes Harlem, that means that Shaft is one of his constituents! The congressman was spied, avec bodyguard, heading into DC landmark Ben's Chili Bowl on U Street. Get to know him: here's some of Charlie's comments on Luther Vandross. He has a great, combed-back mass of congressional hair. It's a shame that the audio clips aren't working, since Rangel has a deep gravelly voice, reminiscent of the late DJ Wolfman Jack.