Rich Williamson, an Alexandria City Council candidate who tried to bring creativity to the voters of Virginia, came up a few avatars short this past week. [virtual loss] Although he received the fewest number of votes, independent candidate Rich Williamson ran one of the most colorful campaigns in recent memory. …

30 seconds ago every news organization in the country [along w/ the help of this guy] was trying to convince us that the entire planet was in danger because of the pig flu.  It’s good to see that we’re now re-focused on the issues that actually matter. From CNN: TLC’s …

The following rant was submitted by a very passionate citizen.  It comes to you in its entirety. ——– In joining other House Republicans to pitch legislation that would effectively block any Git-mo detainees from "touching" U.S. soil, Rep. Pete King on Thursday went for the lowest of the low hanging …

Is today the best day of Ryan Grim’s reporting career? Remember folks, he gets paid for this. Huffington Post: Trey Anastasio, Phish Frontman, Tells Addiction Story On Capitol Hill, Lobbies For Drug Courts Phish’s floppy-haired frontman is sporting a sharp, navy blue suit, which can only mean one of two …

Amazing [youshouldhaveseenthis ] Please explain [confused ] Facesaerch [FamousDC ] Shirtless [Biden ] Top 10 [Phelps ]

Major League Baseball announced today that Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Manny Ramirez has been suspended for 50 games for violating its drug policy.  [atta boy] *Note: This news does not affect the Washington Nationals.  They will still end up in last place.

Having solved all other problems, Congress has now turned its attention to the two most important issues facing America today: online poker and college football. Frank Set To Introduce Web Gambling Bill Jon Stewart checks how Congress is dealing with the nation’s high-priority issues, such as the BCS We’re actually …

Need another reason to keep the campaign aides off the Twitter machine? Rosalind Helderman: Leaky Tweets Sink…

Staffers aren’t the only ones fired up about the escalating food prices at the Congressional cafeterias. According to CQ, Congresswoman Wasserman-Schultz has a beef with the CAO. Bennett Roth: Wasserman Schultz Finds Prices at House’s Cafeterias Difficult to Swallow Staff and members are “paying some outrageous prices for food here,” …

Not exactly how they envisioned their journey ending… An expedition team which set sail from Plymouth on a 5,000-mile carbon emission-free trip to Greenland have been rescued by an oil tanker.  [sail fail] The bad news: Big oil wins, again. The good news :  Because the ship is headed to …

The "right" claims the "left" should be "nervous" when it comes to Twitter. I realize I’m inviting much ridicule from my friends on the left, but I’m going to write this post anyway, and I’m going to leave the title intact – Why Twitter Matters & The Left Should Be …

Moments ago, as Rep. Barney Frank stood to address Congress, onlookers in the House gallery broke out in song. It looks like Howard Mortman and Adam Sharp are earning their keep over at C-SPAN. When something goes down on the House floor, they’re quick to farm out the coverage.  [hey …

Birthday Wishes [Pamela’s Punch ] I hate Monday [h/t DCist ] Gwen Ifill [four-timing ] Any trouble? [Betty ]

In honor of LeBron James winning the NBA MVP [and because rooting for the Wizards drives us to drink], we would like to encourage FDC readers to celebrate by going to the bar this weekend [Cap Lounge] and having a drink that is growing in popularity, that you may not …

UPDATE: Not that we could see this coming from a mile away, but KFC is running out of chicken. An anonymous source familiar with the matter tells us that the Oprah/KFC promotion threatens to break the entire, national supply chain of bird. It sounds as though situation is critical.  [get …