This will make Ryan Grim’s day…  [wait for the 2:09 mark] From C-SPAN’s coverage of the U.S. House floor this morning, during floor debate on regulating tobacco products. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN): "Too often we should be careful about being cute here on the House floor. So cute means the …

Trying to find a willing Democrat to run for Senate in Kansas is apparently like playing "Where’s Waldo" after three glasses of wine. The Lawrence Journal World reported that someone has posted a classified ad on the Internet Web site Craigslist, seeking a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate …

Name ID is always good for business. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, Paul, lost at least $100,000 of their new worth in 2008, but they did manage to increase their liquidity, figuratively speaking, POLITICO’s Kathryn McGarr reports. … In fact, the Pelosi portfolio was buoyed by a …

When you’re an ex President, you pretty much get to do whatever you want. [the big leap] Former President George H.W. Bush is poised to celebrate his 85th birthday by making a parachute jump in Maine, but the weather could dampen his plans. Barbs will watch from the ground.

Spot on. h/t bretmanley and great work @GoRemy Our favorite lines: So many places to choose you’re gonna like to pick I’m in Courthouse so much that they call me Michael Vick But we never do drugs no, cuz that’s not me the only thing high up in here are …

Reggie Love to whoever would listen at the time: "I did NOT sign up for this sh*t. I thought this job involved playing hoops and eating burgers with the boss." Reports are that Rahm enjoyed the ride. *Photo courtesy of the WH flickr page.

There are Obama coins , shoes , sweat bands , bibs , plates and lunch boxes , so why not an Obama font … Translation: Obama Loves FDC We’re still holding out for some Obama cereal, "Change" Breath mints and the much anticipated "Yes We Candy Bar."

A WGN reporter [entirely unqualified] who dunks over a little kid named Tyler, laughs at him, makes him cry on air and then confesses that he feels "powerful" for doing it, is our d-bag of the day. Congratulations, assbag.

Below are words you probably haven’t heard or said in a while: eBay  [does anybody use it?] John Kerry [is he still around?] Bush Twins [MIA] Jim Traficant [hero] Dan Rather [CBS needs you] Jessica Cutler [poor girl] Jeremiah Wright [oh, wait…] Monica Lewinsky [remember her?]

Remember this? For Howard Dean, that clip [which ended is political career] is something he’d like to soon forget, but for others, it’s a classic moment that will be used against him for years to come. Take for example the latest exchange between Dean and Rep. Phil Gingrey, who are …

While watching CSPAN the other night, [it was raining] we stumbled across Rep. Bachmann making an attempt to compare the state of the economy to the sinking of the Titanic.  It’s fantastic . Stay tuned next week when she compares our health care system to the Hidenburg disaster. 

Yes, we realize this has been on the magazine rack at Whole Foods for days and drove Beltway dinner conversations last weekend – but just like the rest of Washington, we love lists — and this one is now online and linkable . Washingtonian: 50 Top Journalists 2009 Did Garrett …

It’s what we’ve all been waiting for. Congressional Motors just released their seven-way hybrid: ethanol, bio-diesel, electric, clean coal, wind, solar and pedal-powered 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RT Sport Edition. It only took $100 billion and an entire Congress to design it. H/t jalopnik via RH

It’s back…. Comcast and the Trust for the National Mall announced today that they are joining forces with Time Warner’s HBO to bring back a cherished summertime tradition and ensure that Screen on the Green returns this summer to the National Mall. Their partnership will allow the event’s thousands of …

Gov. Huckabee, who’s spends a lot of time on Facebook [or his staff does], is urging people to “friend” VA gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell on Facebook. Bob McDonnell sits at 6,483 fans now on Facebook. He added over 1500 yesterday. Please find 3 friends who are Republicans and have not …