ONLY 17?

Bachus tells city and county officials he's worried about socialists in Congress - Breaking News from The Birmingham News - al.com

Bachus said 17 members of the U.S. House are socialists.

How many are there in the senate, I wonder. 60?

But, some believe, apparently, that as long as you have an (R) or a (D) behind your name that it means you cannot be a socialist. Mutually exclusive properties?

Hardly.