Jason Mesnick of Kirkland is the New "Bachelor"

Jason Mesnick was the big loser on last season's Bachelorette--the last guy standing (and willing to get on his knee) for a woman who chose the other man. But don't fret, reality TV fans and Kirkland cougars, Mesnick has just been named this years "Bachelor." That's right, this time around he will be the one breaking hearts and rejecting women in an attempt to find love, reality-TV-style.

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