Harry Reid’s chances of getting re-elected according to VP Biden: “Yes. I give him a 55 percent chance or better.” h/t Mike Allen’s Playbook

As if anyone needed another reason to eat pizza. [Tour de Pizza] A Florida man is traveling up the East Coast by bike, promoting a new diet that involves eating pizza — and only pizza. Keyword: bike. He’s now on his own tour of sorts, traveling to 22 cities hoping …

No help for Strasburg.  NBC Washington summed it up best: [ice cold bats] Unfortunately for the 21-year-old starter, the Nationals are supporting Strasburg like a pair of loose boxers. The loss was the Nats’ fifth straight and 13th in their last 16 games. Who’s impressed?

This is funny: NorahODonnell I ate spaghetti w a spoon last night to prepare for todays Kagan hearings. If you’re not, you should be following Norah on Twitter.

We failed to break even with any of our childhood lemonade stands, so we’re the last people who should have an opinion about budgets — but we did find this video entertaining.

No offense to Oprah, but Blago considered pretty much every citizen of Illinois with more than $45 in their bank account. As if she weren’t powerful enough, Rod Blagojevich seriously considered asking Chicago heavyweight Oprah Winfrey to take over the Senate seat vacated by Barack Obama. He also considered Sammy …

We’re fine with this. [we could use a break] President Obama will be handed the power to shut down the Internet for at least four months without Congressional oversight if the Senate votes for the infamous Internet ‘kill switch’ bill, which was approved by a key Senate committee yesterday and …

In his own words… [open] I’m talking to a few media companies about what I’ll do next. Anyone who wanted to force me out of this business will have to settle for the consolation prize of me having to tediously inform sources of a new e-mail address. No serious journalist …

This electronic message made it to our email box yesterday. We need a post about the Longworth store switching out the option to bag your own candy (and the ability to mix and match) for prepackaged amounts. This aggression will not stand man. Consider this a warning shot to the …

The internet[s] can be confusing at times. [plural] “vision for modernization in Russia, especially high-tech innovation as a personal passion of the president,” noting that during the Russian leader’s visit to Silicon Valley this week, “he visited the headquarter of Twitters (sic), where he opened his own account.” – Barack …

Have you ever walked into a store, only to come out a few minutes later and realize you’re unable to get into your car because some a-hole next to you parked too close?  Yeah, that happened to us last night at Pentagon City.  Unfortunately we forgot our business cards.

Our friend Paul Bedard of Washington Whispers fame has a new site redesign you should definitely check out. Congrats to Paul and the rest of the WW team.

h/t Oddly Enough

We wrote this on July 6, 2009: Kal Penn Kalpen Modi started his new job at the White House today, and besides the fact that he’s a Hollywood celebrity working in the White House, would like you to know that he’s just a normal guy. And normal guys ride the …