Heard on the Hill: Gin, Golf and a Bailout, Too

• By Emil Heil and Elizabeth Brotherton
• Roll Call Staff
• Oct. 3, 2008, Midnight

The Senate has been in 24/7 nose-to-grindstone mode — particularly for those Senators and staffers trying to pull off passage of the Wall Street bailout bill. But it’s not all work and no play, as some Senators clearly tried to sneak in some fun amid all the pressures of meetings, briefings and cable news appearances.