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Michael Huffington

Michael Huffington came so close to becoming California's junior Senator in 1994. After spending nearly $30 million of his own money (which his rich daddy, a Texas oilman, had given him), he came within two percentage points of beating popular incumbent Senator Dianne Feinstein.

Now divorced from author/political commentator Arianna Huffington, this native Texan moved to Santa Barbara in 1988 but didn't start paying state taxes until 1991. In 1992, he ran for Congress, knocking out a popular nine-term Republican incumbent in the primary. He won the House seat after a negative ad campaign that cost $5.3 million. It was the most expensive House race in U.S. history.

But soon after arriving in Washington, he became bored and decided to run for the Senate. And he ran the most expensive Senate campaign in U.S. history -- and almost won.

But take away his money and you've got an empty suit. He was widely seen as a mental lightweight who allowed his manipulative wife to call the shots. They separated shortly after he lost the election.

Now Michael says he's not even sure anymore if he's a Republican or a Democrat. But one thing he is sure about: he likes guys. He told Esquire magazine in 1998 that he's bisexual and has now become a gay rights advocate.

Michael said he had at first been inspired by Oral Roberts and Pat Robertson to make himself straight through prayer, but it didn't work. I guess he couldn't stop staring at Ralph Reed's ass.