Mike Rowe, the host of Discovery’s hit show “Dirty Jobs” on Wednesday added one more job to his roster of tough tasks: congressional witness.
And judging by the reaction of Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Rowe could have a future in politics.
The genial TV host addressed a Senate
Commerce Committee hearing on the decline in manufacturing jobs, but
before Rowe even spoke, Rockefeller was smitten.
Rockefeller promised he would.
Rowe’s opening
statement was a big hit, thanks to a couple of plumbing jokes and a
solid pro-America message. Rockefeller soaked it all up, at one point
turning to the audience and exclaiming, “I have a smart wife!”
The
senator was forced to draw the line a few minutes later, however, when
Rowe offered to go to the Senate floor and vote on Rockefeller’s behalf.
“I’ll vote,” Rowe suggested.
Rockefeller laughed,
“You can’t.”
“No?” asked Rowe.
“You can try, but
you can’t.”