Oh, Yarmuth… how do we love thee? Let us count the ways…

(1) You’re not Anne Northup.

(2) Moms like you.

(3) Without you I’d be writing for The Courier-Journal contemplating mass homicide.

(4) You love the bourbon.

But on that last note: Yarmuth and fellow KY Congressman Brett Guthrie have formed what appears to be one of the most awesome officially recognized congressional organizations since Sen. Robert Byrd’s “Cootin’ Club” of ‘87: The Bourbon Caucus. [via Business First] While some may say it’s a thinly veiled ploy for the former newsman to pilfer some of the world’s best distilled spirits, we know it’s just The Yar doing what we put him in that seat to do: Protect our Commonwealth’s interests and not be a dick about it.

We raise our glasses to you, Congressmen. Godspeed.