Politicians and Their Crazy Hair.

Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.), Rep. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Former Rep. James Traficant (D-Ohio)

It’s close to election time, and Radar Online has the scoop on the thing foremost on voters’ minds: the politicians’ hair.

In the end, however, the pivotal decisions Americans face may all come down to hair. "It’s one of the first things voters notice," says political image consultant Sherry Maysonave, president of Austin, Texas-based Empowerment Enterprises, who has masterminded the appearance of congressional and presidential candidates from both parties. "Hair is a strong indicator of a candidate’s position and politics. If it’s distracting in any way, it can seriously reduce the power of the message." To avoid such dips in rhetorical potency, Maysonave eradicates frizz ("perceived as instability"), stamps out comb-overs ("not trustable"), and tries her best to wean male Conservatives, a group only slightly less conformist than teenage girls, of their dependence on poorly-parted helmet hair. "An overly low side-part," she warns, "can make you look as if you’re not even living in this decade."

There are some crazy hair on Capitol Hill: Link – via Omnipotent Poobah