It's probably time to get a haircut when Speaker of the House Bill Howell, Stafford County Republican, takes a double take after he sees you and immediately says this: "You got long hair. You look like a hippie."

Top that off with House Democratic Caucus chair Brian J. Moran suggesting I should pay a visit to Bubbles Hair Salon, his local haunt at the Landmark Mall in Alexandria.

After all, Moran, who likely will run for governor in 2009, has been on the receiving end of some playful jabs ever since rumors swirled in 2006 that he was paying $150 to have his hair cut by the same folks who take care of Sen. Hillary Clinton.

Turns out the speculation was not true.

Campaign finance reports for Moran's Leadership for Virginia's Future PAC showed that last year $25 was paid for "salon services" at Bubbles.

I'm mulling over the advice. The price could be right.

— Seth McLaughlin, Virginia politics reporter, The Washington Times