Big Head DC readers learned some time ago that one of Washington’s most eligible princes of politics Harold Ford, Jr. is dating a pretty blond gal named Emily Threlkeld. So why did the New York Post fail to mention her in a new gossip item about a recent Ford romp about NYC:

One woman’s not enough for 37-year-old bachelor Harold Ford Jr.. The former Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Tennessee was holed up at Blue Ribbon Sushi on Sullivan Street with three blondes on Wednesday night. “They all stayed until 2 a.m. singing and dancing, and he was pretty tipsy,” one onlooker snickered. For Ford’s sake, let’s hope none of his dinner guests goes on to hit Internet stardom via kissing and telling.

The Internet star in question, of course, is one Julia Allison — a daily Gawker fave — and former DC controversy-prone journalist. But she’s definitely not blond, so we’re pretty sure that Ford must have been connecting with some other ladies the other evening. And if one of them wasn’t Threlkeld, he’s definitely got some explaining to do.