Join the effort! AP: Perdue will not seek re-election A Democratic official says North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue will not seek re-election. UPDATE: Doug Heye confirms to FamousDC that he will not run  @RyanTronovitch @davidpopp @famousdc @mkhammer “I choose not to run!” – Jerry Seinfeld — Doug Heye (@DougHeye) January …

Heated on the tarmac [Brewer vs. Obama] Newt promises moon colony [hell yes] High society [Washingtonian cover] Restaurateur warns of speed traps [Chef Geoff] Thursdays can be scary [Next Round]

Feirce snow pummels the scene at the Iwo Jima Memorial during the 2010 blizzard. Visit Navin’s website.

Interesting way to leave a tip [NextRound] Reagan meter [Newt wins] Georgetown’s attitude problem [City Paper] Finding affordable housing [impossible?] How not to run a social media campaign [Twitter’s not for everyone] By navinsarma

Photo courtesy of Don Seymour And here’s Statuary Hall following the State of the Union: Photo courtesy of Matt Lira

John Stanton of Roll Call and Frank Thorp of NBC News hang out on a recent evening at the Tune Inn on Capitol Hill.

Note: Passwords that involve your first name followed by “123” are generally not secure. Grassley’s Twitter Account Hacked By Kate Tummarello Sen. Chuck Grassley’s Twitter account, @ChuckGrassley, was hacked today. The account belonging to the Iowa Republican began Tweeting unusual content, including negative sentiments about the Senator, in the early …

GOP member taking the night off [ok] Rustico’s Beer Academy [happy tasting] Sen. Kerry is tougher than you [bruised face] Secret of the Republican hair helmet [Gawker] State of the Union road closures [be prepared] By Tim Birch

Congressman Phil Roe, staff assistant Alex Large and communications director Amanda Little rocking out in Cannon HOB.

According to folks at the meeting, the two were checking out FamousDC.

According to Ron Paul’s Facebook page, his son, Senator Rand Paul, has been detained by TSA in Kentucky.   UPDATE: ABC News: Rand Paul’s Pat-Down Standoff With TSA in Nashville Ends

Cloture Club gets the bow-tie deets from Mr. Daily Caller.