Washington Insider

Update: The Post-Dispatch has also picked up the story. "White House party crashers partied with the Blunts? Pic says yes."

Roy Blunt's attempts to reinvent himself as a 'man of the people' do not appear to be going as planned this week.  The Politico:

Here's a picture you don't want to see if you're Rep. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.).

Blunt, who's running for Senate in Missouri, is seen here with his wife, Abigail, posing with Tareq and Michaele Salahi at the 2008 Ambassadors Ball. This inside-Washington shot surely won't help Blunt with his people back home: The 13-year congressman and former Republican whip has found himself with a primary challenger.

The picture accompanies a new story about the couple in Washington Life magazine.

Blunt's response?  He was most definitely on the guest list for the the ball, because, you know, he goes to all the parties.

In the wake of the MA special election, one thing is clear - Roy Blunt is no Scott Brown. 

Blunt’s long time party insider status means he can’t portray himself as a Washington outsider like Massachusetts State Senator Scott Brown did.  In fact Congressman and Abby Blunt, seen below, are on every Washington VIP party guest list. Both Abby and Congressman Blunt have been named top partiers in Washington, DC.

Conservative Radio Host Mark Reardon commented on KMOX this afternoon:

I said this at the beginning of the show. There is no Scott Brown in Missouri. Congressman Roy Blunt is not Scott Brown. He's a party guy.