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 …

President Obama is going to cause some serious yo-yo dieting unless he clears up the contradictory headlines running in today’s news… Headline 1: "Barack Obama’s gov’t-mandated diet plan" [time to slim down] President Barack Obama eats his vegetables and exercises every day — and he really wants you to do …

This will break Elliot Segal’s heart [Reggie Miller ] Is he just messing around now? [Obama ] Nationals First Pick [Strasburg ]

You’ve read the Ryan Grim Famous 5 interview . You’ll (hopefully) buy the book . Now you can attend the book launch: When: Saturday, June 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: American Legion Post 8 D and 3rd Sts. SE 224 D St SE Pre-orders start to ship around June 15th …

of MSNBC’s massive graphics FAIL this morning. Even the ridiculous backwards checkmark on the ballot is overshadowed by… sigh… the fact that, um, you… used the WRONG STATE.  That’s West Virginia.  Which — spoiler alert — is different than Virginia.  And we hate to pile on here, but you kinda …

Terry McAuliffe paid $7M for a chance to be Virginia’s next governor – and has nothing to show for it.  Meanwhile his consultants are pointing the other direction.  [who wants a refund?] The winner of the Democratic primary for VA Gov was a gentleman called Mr. Deeds. State Sen. Creigh …

Robert Bluey captures the essence of Washington, DC.  [An ominous sky over Capitol Hill]

If you read our post last week about the $10 million remote controlled bird the government just purchased [via your tax dollars] and that thought that idea was a little much – we can do you one better. According to Mary Katherine Ham, the remote controlled bird is only the …

Fro-yo machine in Longworth still not working? Quality intern you met at McFadden’s last night yet to accept your Facebook friend request? Economy got you down? For all of you self-described “poor Capitol Hill staffers” who struggle to make ends meet, do we have a treat for you. Crystal Light …