JoMa: Pawlenty preps 2012 campaign team And behind the scenes, he’s engaged in a far more subtle campaign against another possible presidential rival. … Pawlenty has been phoning aides and advisers to Romney’s 2008 campaign, ostensibly to introduce himself and solicit their advice. … One midlevel Romney aide who got …

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Matthew Cooper is still feeling it almost 24 hours later. The Atlantic: Bono, Politician I saw U2 last night at FedEx field near Washington, D.C. You had to be awed by the spectacle of the show, the 360 degree video screen and stage set, dubbed the claw, the 90,000 fans …

Moments ago, Alan Grayson [D- Take-backs] went to the floor of the House of Representatives and apologized to dead people. [for some strange reason] In the same breath, he then compared the current Health Care fight to the Holocaust. If you don’t know who Alan Grayson is, look for him …

We’ve reported on this before, but given the recent developments, it’s likely a good idea to revisit it. Note to future government employees: Surprisingly, it is NOT okay to surf porn while on your government computer. Employee misconduct investigations, often involving workers accessing pornography from their government computers, grew sixfold …

If you’re bidding on this, do we have some questions for you. [Google wave]

Don’t mess with Washington Times reporter Amanda Carpenter: @AmandaCarpenter Just hung up, for 1st time ever, in the middle of a radio interview because the host wanted to debate if Obama is closet Muslim or not. Ugh The radio host was overheard for three minutes saying, "hello…. you there? … …

Tonight 10 of “Washington’s D.C.’s highest profile figures” [who doesn’t love a good joke?] have volunteered [begged] to leave their cozy offices on Capitol Hill to try their hand at stand-up comedy. [hold on tight] It’s called Funniest Celebrity in Washington and it happens at the DC Improv. Contestants include: …

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A now very embarrassed reporter uses the Saturday Night Live word "strategery" during White House Press Briefing. Robert Gibbs has a classic response. h/t Christine via FishbowlDC

Politico thinks these 10 flacks will be the hardest working people in political show business this election cycle. Kate Kelly Alisia Essig Princella Smith Todd Jurkowski Peter Boylan Bryan DeAngelis Joel DiGrado Jonathan Godfrey Debbee Keller Glen Caplin Find out why

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 Things overheard at the U2 concert at FedEx Field: "We had to miss Muse because I was writing talking points for my boss … she’s meeting with an Ambassador tomorrow." — girl walking to stadium and explaining her integral role in our democracy to friends …

Last night Tom DeLay proved that he might just have staying power. [A Word About the Underdogs] Say what you want about Tom DeLay. He has come across as good-natured, determined, charming, hard working, and an all-around nice guy. I think some people who might not be fans of his …

DCist: DeShawn Stevenson Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand [go sell crazy somewhere else] Great. Gilbert Arenas has decided to stop talking and Deshawn is obviously bat sh*t crazy. What is it with DC professional sports teams?

WaPo: The Final: The Best State Political Reporters [who made the list?] Big congrats go out to all of the state political reporters that Chris Cillizza just made Famous today.