Texas: Mark Sanford

As it turned out, Rick Perry's pitch to anti-tax advocates Thursday was less a tele-tea party than a telethon. The National Governors Association hosted a national teleconference dubbed Tea Party 2.0 featuring Perry and South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford to capitalize on public anger over government spending and corporate bailouts. An RGA official broke in eight times during the teleconference to ask that people donate money to the organization. And Perry, who can't raise money for himself while the Legislature is in session, urged people to give to the governors group, which was Perry's biggest contributor in his last reelection race -- $1 million.

The Washington Post turned its eye on the governors' dinner at the White House, saying even those who were crabbing over the stimulus package were pleased to dine on beef and scallops with the Obamas.

Since it was a Style section article, no one merely entered the door.

Mark Sanford of South Carolina "came strolling in." Bobby Jindal of Louisiana "popped over." California's Arnold Schwarzenegger "sauntered in."
Utah's first lady, Mary Kaye Huntsman, "sashayed by" the press corps.

And Texas' own Rick Perry?