Why Is This Newsworthy?

So I finally (12-18 months too late) got around to checking out the blog of Jessica Cutler, the Washingtonienne. It’s the tale of a Capitol Hill senatorial intern who sleeps around. Among her lovers are allegedly one high-level Bush staffer who pays her for anal sex and a variety of other guys, some of whom gave her expensive gifts (as opposed to cash) for sex. Plus a few guys who are poor, but are nevertheless attractive enough to catch her attention.

Cutler, who has since written a novel based on her blog, explains that she didn’t feel guilty taking the money since she, like most other interns, couldn’t possibly survive on the $25,000 a year she was paid to sort through a senator's mail.

Now, I don’t find anything all that objectionable about what she did; it seems like she mostly had a good time, as did her partners. And she does have a point: $25,000 is a suck-ass paycheck, though considering what she was being paid to do, it seems fair. But are her exploits really worth all the attention she got? Come on, there are slutty girls galore in this country. And slutty girls are great -- they're often smart and nice, and without them, I never would have gotten laid until I was, like, 30. I mean, god bless slutty girls -- girls who were willing to have sex with a guy as disreputable, lazy and broke as myself solely because I have a nice smile, occasional good manners, and a acerbic sense of humor.

But why does this slutty girl in particular deserve all this attention? Is it because she's particularly smart? Not that I can see. She's not even that great of a writer.

Maybe she's really hot, I thought. Certainly, Jessica seems to think she's absolutely gorgeous, basing her opinion (I assume) on the fact that she's slept her way through this country's corridors of power. Then I checked out some photos of her.

How disappointing.

Jessica is either incredibly non-photogenic or kind of average looking. About the best I can say for her looks is that at least she’s reasonably thin, I guess. But please: everyday on the subway I see at least a couple better-looking women.

Jessica, if you ever read this, which I doubt, because I’m pretty sure no-one is reading this: (score at least one for you. Plus you have a book deal. But I digress) The reason you got so many guys to sleep with you isn’t that you’re hot. It’s because you were willing to put out fairly easily. I’m not saying this is a bad thing – where were you when I was single and lonely? – but any non-repulsive girl willing to take it up the ass, take (or give) a spanking and indulge in other kinks (at least I assume you're willing to try new things) could have done just as well. If not better.