And yes, this was the month of the non stop tea bagging … [shrinkage problem? ]

If the government cannot handle flight exercises, do we really want them picking our doctors?  [Obama pissed.  Gibbs blames FAA] This leads us to another question. Which was dumber?(online surveys)

Congressman Tom Cole’s office has a mice problem.  [rats] Cole’s office is infested with mice, an issue he raised on Thursday when acting Architect of the Capitol Stephen Ayers — the guy who oversees pest-control issues on Capitol Hill — testified before a House appropriations subcommittee. According to sources, there …

Good idea guys, let’s protest! Oh wait, they’re arresting people? I’m outta here.  [Smith Bails on his fellow soldiers] From Roll Call: Five liberal House Democrats were arrested Monday morning outside the Sudanese Embassy during a protest of the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Darfur. … The lawmakers — Reps. Donna …

Time: Behind-the-Scenes-Photos : Obama’s 100 Days h/t – Nieman Lab

Facebook Status Abuse #1: Jim: @ the gym!!!…im gettin serious with this gym stuff….Got a trainer today!…ha i meant it when i said im spendin the wholllee summer half-naked…. Half-naked, but likely alone. Facebook Status Abuse #2: Katy: Getting ready for a BIG night…grilling burgers and dogs and having people …

Sitting near a pile of twisted metal [NASCAR ] Please leave DC [protesters ] Nuclear Football [Gators ] Google [yourself ] Skins [Orakpo ]

It looks like George Hickenlooper was the first one out of the gate: "Casino Jack " is scheduled for release in 2010. FishbowlDC’s Matt Dornic notes Kevin Spacey and George Hickenlooper are visiting with Jack Abramoff at the Cumberland Federal Prison. Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting that 2-time Academy Award …

Lindsey Mask celebrated a birthday, early polls show that "JoMa" is preferred over "JMart" by 84% of NoVa cougars, Christina Bellantoni won the Swizzle challenge with her "Bill and Ted" knowledge, DeaconDoesDC did Boston, Michael Turk invented the new phrase: "Tweckle" (to heckle via Twitter), Turk then took another #TRB  …

David Plouffe and Steve Schmidt recently spoke at the University of Delaware.  Schmidt, who was McCain’s campaign manager, said this about his team’s chances:  [we’re quite sure his donors will love hearing this… ] [It was] “the strategic equivalent of throwing a football through a tire at 50 yards.” Plouffe …

Twitter [FamousDC ] Obama limbo [oddly enough ] Knee Injuries Coming [Madden cover ] Steals of the Week [DC on a Dime ] Eggs Benedict [best ] Tighten Up [TI ]

Asked by Wolf Blitzer how he would grade the White House press corps, Gibbs says he’d give them a "strong A." Strong work, Wolf.  That’s like asking Kermit the Frog what he thinks of Jim Henson.

Get it while it lasts.  [JCPenney] h/t HA

h/t Last Call "He might not be a member of the Blue Dog Coalition anymore, but I think that men and women of both political parties can agree that he is still a dog" — NRCC’s Ken Spain , on Tim Mahoney [zinger]