Well, he gives spiritual-singing Herman Cain a run for his money, and he definitely has Mitt Romney's "America the Beautiful" performance beat. Not that that's saying much.
In the latest from the Year of the Singing Politician, Shank Tank has this clip of Rep. Allen West doing his own full-length rendition of Roy Orbison's song "Pretty Woman," complete with a foot tap. It was reportedly recorded last weekend in Washington D.C.
Ever since President Obama belted out a bit of Al Green, we've been hoping against hope that he'll issue an executive order making himself the only guy in politics allowed to communicate with the public through music. Until then, check out this clip (the actual singing starts in the second half):
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