Carried Away

By Emily Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
May 19, 2008

Carried Away. We knew the burgers at Bullfeathers were good, but it seems a visit to the House-side hangout was enough to sweep one Member of Congress off his feet, literally. Rep. John Linder (R-Ga.) was carried out of Bullfeathers, a popular hangout among House staffers and Members, on Thursday night. Witnesses tell HOH that two men bodily carried the eight-term Congressman from inside the bar out onto the curb on First Street Southeast, where he sat for a bit and then took a respite inside a nearby office building.



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