TV: The Simple Life of Evan Bayh

As his days as a U.S. senator wind down, Evan Bayh, D-Ind., is in the market for a new career. We follow Bayh as he tries out a new job every week, from cutting hair to serving coffee, to see if it’s going to be his next claim to fame.

This week’s episode: Queer Eye for Evan Bayh.

Bayh goes to work at Macy’s New York as a personal shopper. He has to learn to pick out clothes that suit his clients’ needs during the rush of Christmas week while remembering that black and brown don’t go together. He has to serve multiple clients at a time after the manager quits and he’s given a sudden promotion. He turns out to have a unique style of his own and enough fashion sense to know that your belt always has to match your shoes. Could this be the job he’s been looking for?

But complications arise when his newest client turns out to be none other than Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Can he find her an outfit that fits her style while she gives him a piece of her mind about his abrupt departure from Congress? Or will she cause trouble for his future at Macy’s?

E-mail: hanns@indiana.edu