Chris Paulitz and Nick Simpson celebrated birthdays, Jeb Hensarling talked with Jackie Kucinich about his lower profile on the front page of Roll Call, Maegan Carberry kicked it in DC for the week, Cynthia McKinney was released from an Israeli prison, Carrie Foster had a great run opening the J&G …

Thank you Clinton Yates for the FDC love this morning in the WaPo Express.

The witness list for Sonia Sotmayor’s hearings next week was just released .  One strange surprise, former New York Met David Cone. If you don’t know about Cone-y, he’s the Bob Saget of baseball.  He looks innocent, but he’s actually very dirty. “Last week three other women brought an $8.1 …

Don’t hate the playa, hate the game. [sneak peak]

We’ve heard of parents bailing their kids out of a few jams, but going so far as to paying off your child’s mistress?  [this keeps getting weirder] Note to Congress: In case you hadn’t figured it out yet, you’ll get caught every time.  And then made a fool of.

This is why you don’t mess with Hollywood, Cafferty. In talking about actors running for office, Cafferty described Baldwin’s credentials as "questionable," but noted that Al Franken is Harvard-educated. That prompted Baldwin to ask: "So Franken fits the mold for Cafferty because he went to Harvard? Baldwin’s response: [amazing] I …

This is the strangest damn interview we’ve every seen.

This has to get interesting. Sonia Sotomayor on Twitter ?

A sailboat [deck shoes not included] Michelle Obama’s purse [wtf] 5950 items off the McDonald’s dollar menu [we did the math for you] Approximately 11 pairs of Lanvin sneakers [bargain basement] A sweet tractor [farming for change] A red wagon [radio flyer for adults] And as a reminder: Michelle Obama’s …

Facebook Awesomeness: Just completed the quiz “How much do I care about your quiz results?” with the result “zero”. Glad to know we’re not the only ones who don’t give a shat about "which Hollywood D-lister would play us in a CBS made-for-TV movie?" And for the record, we also …

Yes, it doesn’t sound nearly as cool as pretzelgate , or Kobe-gate and while it might be the red-headed step child of the original Watergate – this is serious. We’re talking about "a pack of secret plastic-squeezing hypocrites." Heard on the Hill: Bottled-Up Frustrations The House Energy and Commerce Committee …

Who said writing a handwritten note was a lost art? [Dear X, My Bad.  God Loves You – and Hopefully Me.]

Why so few?  We hear Bo has 34.  [many hands make light work] If she’s looking to hire more, we could free up some time.

If there’s going to be a site for everything, you might as well make it funny.  [You Suck at Craigslist]

Facebook Status Abuse: happy anniversary to my car sandra dee!" We hope your car’s career ends better than that of the real Sandra Dee — From Wikipedia :  By the late 1960s her career had started to decline, and a highly publicized marriage to Bobby Darin ended in divorce. Should’ve …