NEED A JOB? Congresswoman seeks staffer who can "cook a delicious bass"

A recent job posting for a legislative assistant position in the office of Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) -- which included the rather unusual requirement that applicants 'know how to cook a delicious bass' and submit recipes attesting to that ability -- last week got some chuckles among Hill staffers," Roll Call reports. "The help-wanted ad, which references a line from the cult comedy flick Napoleon Dynamite, made the rounds among snickering staffers..."

"But a Brown-Waite flack says it's a (sort of) serious matter. The Congresswoman's staff is actually screening out applications that don’t include recipes... He says the off-the-wall requirements serve two purposes: ensuring that applicants have a sense of humor that would enable them to fit in with the jovial Brown-Waite crew and disqualifying those who can’t follow directions to the letter."