By FNC Reporter Shannon Bream

There is growing chatter on Capitol Hill about the bombastic style of Democratic freshman, Congressman Alan Grayson (D-FL).  He’s generated a lot of heat in  recent weeks,   Attention sparked when he took to the House floor September 29^th and proclaimed, “If you get sick, America, the Republican health care plan is this: Die quickly."  More recently, Grayson expressed his feelings about former Vice President Dick Cheney on MSNBC’s Hardball:

"By the way, I have trouble listening to what [Cheney] says sometimes because of the blood that drips from his teeth while he's talking, but my response is this: he's just angry because the president doesn't shoot old men in the face. But by the way, when he was done speaking, did he just then turn into a bat and fly away?"

As his comments grew more combative, Grayson continued to gain praise from the highest levels, including President Obama.  At an event on Monday night, Obama recognized Grayson and asked the crowd to give him a round of applause.  Then, a true bombshell landed.  In a September 24^th conversation on the Alex Jones radio show, Grayson referred to Linda Robertson as a “K Street whore.”  Robertson is an adviser to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke.  K Street is commonly known in Washington, D.C., as the primary thoroughfare inhabited by prominent lobbyists.  A number of top Democrats, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, publicly chastised Grayson, calling the remark “inappropriate and unfair.”

Grayson spokesman, Todd Jurkowski, initially tried to explain the “whore” remark by pointing to a secondary definition in the American Heritage Dictionary:   'A person considered as having compromised principles for personal gain.’  However, Grayson decided to go a step further and issued a formal apology:

"I offer my sincere apology to Linda Robertson, an adviser to Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.  I did not intend to use a term that is often, and correctly, seen as disrespectful of women.  This characterization of Ms. Robertson, made during a radio interview last month in the context of the debate over whether the Federal Reserve should be independently audited, was inappropriate, and I apologize."

Though Grayson admits his Robertson remark crossed the line, his feisty personality seems to be doing a good job of fending off any Republican challengers as he faces a re-election run in Florida.  A number of big-name contenders have declined to take him on, for various reasons.  Political analyst Stu Rothenberg understands the caution, “Well he's certainly very forthright in saying that he plans to eviscerate his … so it wouldn't be surprising that some people who might otherwise look at this race say, 'Well not right now, not against him.'"