Having solved all other crisises facing America… [swamp bowl] The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing to dissect the Bowl Championship Series, asking whether the model needs to be tweaked, overhauled or done away with altogether. While some lawmakers are passionate about legislation that is …

We’re only a few Twitter followers away from 2,000.  Remember, the 2,000th Twitter follower will be featured on our homepage as the next installment of our Famous 5 interview series. [assuming the account is a real person]

For a few minutes this morning, the Drudge Report tried out a new font color.   If you blinked, you missed it.

Ivy Sellers Larsen celebrated a birthday, Chris Cillizza started the Huntsman 2012 watch, Querry Robinson hit Politico fame (and all the reporters he books linked to the piece), Chris Frates finally got out-of-work Republicans on the record, Joe Biden was given permission to speak, and then the privilege was once …

If it’s true, it was only a matter of time… NYPOST: We hear, THAT print reporters have posted a sign in the desk area of the White House press room reading, "Blog-Free Zone."  [snap] …Didn’t know Helen Thomas had it in her.

Facebook Status Abuse: Jennifer just found a fruit snack stuck in her cleavage. It must have been there a while, because it melted. One more reason why I dislike my large chest! We have no comment at this time. [contact-form 3 "Facebook Alerts"]

Ok, tweets, it looks like our FamousDC Twitter machine is about to hit 2,000 followers. We’re not sure what this should signify, but we’re not really ones to sit around and watch the world pass us by. … We’re not CNN and Ashton Kutcher, but we think 2,000 beltway Twitter …

UPDATE: The PR stunt is over.  #TCOT is back up and running. [yay!] The latest Republican infighting comes in the form of a Twitter hashtag.  #not-a-joke According to TPM: The #tcot movement is (or was) the brainchild of conservative activists Rob Neppell and Michael Patrick Leahy. Together, the two created …

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And Jason Roe, a GOP strategist, said, “When I heard Specter switched parties, I thought he became a Republican.”  [the Hill]

In a move to make them look younger and hipper, Fox has canceled The Beltway Boys. [thought they did that years ago] It’s the end of the road for The Beltway Boys, Fox News Channel’s Saturday evening political chat with newsmen Fred Barnes and Mort Kondracke . Whispers hears that …