This is priceless and pretty damn creative: [powerball] Gov. Jay Nixon would be forced to gamble for funds to bolster the state’s declining budget under legislation proposed by a few Republican lawmakers. It gets so much better: The bill, proposed by Rep. Mark Parkinson, R-St. Charles County, would deduct $2 …

This would have made more sense last cycle: @PoliticsNation: Bizarre FEC find of the day: Someone at the RNC spent $15 at a pet store on 8th SE and listed the expense as “meals.” Um… It was however salmon flavored. That’s how Mike rolls. RELATED: Mo Money Mo Problems

Appropriately timed and very funny. [at least we have health care]

But does it come with an ottoman and is there a return policy if something happens to it? h/t MK via eff yeah dc [careful if at work]

They still don’t get it. It has happened again. A rider photographed a Metro bus driver texting while behind the wheel. The photos first appeared on the website unsuckdcmetro.blogspot.com. Another firing. h/t MH

UPDATE: Drink specials.  Free drinks if you convince your friends to pay… Every Wednesday, Gin & Tonic Tavern will be hosting live music by local bands. Called “Tavern Sessions”, the weekly concert pays homage to the long history of live music that exists at 2408 Wisconsin Avenue- before Gin & …

Our friends at EavesdropDC are getting all fancy on us.  They’re moving from a blogspot community to their very own URL.  [heard that]

Who knew Michael Steele would spend more money on flowers than his predecessor? Republican National Chairman Michael Steele is spending twice as much as his recent predecessors on private planes and paying more for limousines, catering and flowers – expenses that are infuriating the party’s major donors who say Republicans …

Maegan Carberry is a blogger and commentator who covers politics, media and technology … with a flair for pop culture.  She’s also held some pretty awesome jobs in the past. Carberry has previously worked as Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, where she ran the west coast offices of The Huffington …

Not a role model: Pistol whipping at Toledo Chuck E. Cheese One man was sent to the hospital Sunday night after a fight broke out at the Chuck E. Cheese’s Restaurant in South Toledo. The only person to witness the assault was this guy.

Some polls are just completely unnecessary: A new poll gave the District’s snow removal efforts a failing grade. According to the poll, most people say D.C.’s mayor Adrian Fenty is to blame. [landslide] Stay tuned for the “Will the Nats win the World Series?” poll. H/T – DCist

Is it 1992 again? On April 17, 2008, [Jay] Purcell made a motion that the commission go into closed session. It had two issues to discuss — County Auditor David Ludwig’s repeated use of his office computer to view and print pictures of actress Pamela Anderson and problems with a …

USA! USA! USA! Deadspin’s Dashiell Bennett: Boorish Americans Win The Weekend In sports, everyone is a winner—some people just win better than others. Like obnoxious United Statesians who are now free to gloat over their nation’s Olympic triumphs as exultant underdogs instead of domineering bullies. Suck it, Earth!

Tiger Woods [#1] Elephant [bath] Awesome [image]

Pump fake from Jonathan Allen. Politico’s John Harris: Why POLITICO let Jonathan Allen come back If the past is prologue, this means 2010 will be his best year ever. No word yet on how the conversations between his agent and Dan Snyder broke down. Welcome back Jonathan and please keep …