The Dark Knight Rises premieres this Friday.

[Frank Cannon]

The main supervillain in this one is simply named "Bane".

This might be a good week for Mitt Romney to take up drinking.

[mucifer]

1. Yup! People are going to go crazy with photoshopping and video editing

I can't wait to fire up the youtube on that.

[Curtland1015]

2. There are some surprising similarities between Bane and Romney.

*Mexican ancestry
*Wears a mask to hide his true face
*Broke Batman's spine

Well... maybe not that last one.

[cali]

3. My Senator is in that movie.

[mucifer]

4. who is your senator?

[Frank Cannon]

5. My guess is Patrick Leahy.

He also offered his voice to the animated series for an episode or two, and he was in the Dark Knight, as the only guy in the room who stands up to the Joker when he crashes Bruce Wayne's party.

Is he some sort of giant Batman fan or something?

[cali]

8. yes. He's a huge lifelong Batman fan (and huge Grateful Dead fan, as well)

Washington (CNN) – With public approval ratings hovering around a disappointing 20%, Congress could use a super hero in its ranks.

But lawmakers may have to settle on a cameo appearance in a Hollywood action film by one of their own: Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont.


The seven-term Democrat makes an appearance in this summer's hot ticket "The Dark Knight Rises," the third installment in Producer-Director Christopher Nolan's successful Batman film trilogy, slated to open July 20.

Leahy, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Committee, is no stranger to the silver screen. He made cameo appearances in two previous Batman movies, and scored a small speaking part in "The Dark Knight."

Spokesman David Carle told CNN his boss has had a "lifelong affinity for the Batman character, dating back to his first library card at age four and throughout an earlier career as a successful crime-fighting prosecutor.”

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http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/10/sen-leahy-democrat-of-gotham-city/

[obamanut2012]

9. Yes -- a HUGE one!

[lovemydog]

6. here's a caption for that photo

Bain showing its respect for USA public workers

[Frank Cannon]

7. LOL

Oh, I can only imagine the fun the media can have with this.

[obamanut2012]

10. hahaha

[Honeycombe8]

11. The hell you say! What a coincidence. Sweet. nt