Only in DC folks … Greenwire writer John McArdle’s wife takes the dog for a walk and bumps into President Barack Obama. Here’s General Patton Photo courtesy of the talented Tom Williams.

The Metro Meltdown [video] Passenger tries to smuggle knives on plane [DCA] TBD’s gift idea for Emily Miller [bullets] Who made the worst boss list on Cap Hill? [drum roll] This FedEx guy won’t have a job for long [video] By Raghuram Annadana

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Washingtonian’s Sarah Zlotnick: 10 Washington Fashion and Beauty Bloggers to Watch in 2012 This was a banner year for breaking the mold in DC fashion. Between the founding of the Capital Area Fashion and Beauty Blogger network and the launch of Refinery29’s DC branch, the Internet all of a sudden exploded with the …

The Year in Political Videos. And congrats to C-SPAN. Their YouTube videos from White House Correspondents Association dinner (Pres Obama, and Seth Meyers) rank #2 and #6

Mitt: “What’s up gangstas – it’s the m-i-double-tizzle” [happened] Do you have the food truck tracker app yet? [do it] Rep. Frank goes see-through casual on the House floor [raisins]

Redskins shock Giants [next year’s hope] Bachmann is everywhere [frantic Iowa stops] My feet are strong Joe Rogan [Paul endorsement] Hawaii ain’t cheap [surf’s up] Great news for the Congressional Correspondents Dinner [Louis CK] Louis CK to headline the Congressional Correspondents Dinner? Christmas just came early, folks — Neda Semnani …

Clinton Yates rocking it, How many United States Senators has Brian Walsh’s dog attacked?, Lt. Gov Pete Snyder, Chris Johnson caused many fantasy football owners to get fired, enjoy the holidays, neckbeard, how NOT to get a vote in Congress, Colin Shah’s awesome week, gift guide for dudes, gift guide …

Photo credit: Laura With the holidays coming at us a zillion miles an hour and a party around every corner, your sweet tooth (dare we say liver) may be crying uncle.  Thankfully, we’ve got just the thing.  Sink your teeth into these mouthwatering yet wholesome meals between trips to the …

Fun things to do this weekend [picks] Cain gets cozy for Christmas video [still here] This seems like a terrible idea [WETA] Shutdown averted? [WTOP] Cartoonists rooting for Newt [illustrate] By Mr. T in DC

 

Love the neckbeards. Funniest tweet ever? RT @brandonwardell: Justin Bieber is to teen girls what Ron Paul is to neckbeards on the internet — rob delaney (@robdelaney) December 15, 2011  

New Media Strategies CEO and Founder Pete Synder just made a big announcement. [NMS] It’s always an exciting time of year here at New Media Strategies with the holidays, year-end wrap up and a ton of NMS Yuletide traditions.  This time of year always seems to be the best time for celebration …