Exciting news for broken metro escalators in DC. D.C. Metro System General Manager John. B. Catoe Jr. to Resign The resignation will take effect April 2, Catoe told members of the Metro board. Metro General Manager John B. Catoe Jr. is resigning as head of the transit agency, according to …

A recent mind-blowing study proves that Republicans have a good grasp of Twitter: [and more free time] The “Twongress” report shows that 89 Republicans are actively tweeting, compared to 43 Democrats. The divide is especially apparent in the House, where 42 percent of the Republican Caucus is tweeting, while only …

From our friends at Lifehacker: You’ve probably seen a lot of news, emails, tweets, and other messages about helping Haiti after a devastating earthquake. Here are sites where you can help and donate, and information on avoiding the sad likelihood of fake charity scams. Here you go. Don’t be shy. …

Nothing here is worthy of posting when so many of our international neighbors are suffering. Until then … UPDATE: You can visit Facebook.com/FacebookDC and Facebook.com/Government for resources on the Haiti earthquake and how you can help. H/T – Andrew Noyes

There’s a new book on shelves that’s all the rage.  No, not this one – this one. It’s called “Game Change,” not to be confused with Patrick Gavin’s “Game Changer.” It’s a love story about low-level Washington aides who finally get a chance to poop on their old bosses. According …

CBS News: Obama Wants $33B More for War Budget

Ian Swanson: U.S. Chamber opens up 2010 with sweeping attack of Obama policies

Conan O’Brien wins.  NBC loses, again: People of Earth: ——– In the last few days, I’ve been getting a lot of sympathy calls, and I want to start by making it clear that no one should waste a second feeling sorry for me. For 17 years, I’ve been getting paid …

Or maybe this accurately represents what Congress actually knows about 2008’s market meltdown. Either way, we’re putting the over/under on the number of web designers employed by the stimulus bill to create this magical internets page at 10. And if you’re keeping score at home, the “Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission” …

After weeks of cleaning up after his epic Christmas party, Bonjean found time to hit the Youtubes with Rick Klein

This is what happens when you are your own campaign spokesperson: “I don’t mind gays, I just don’t want them stuffing it down my throat all the time and certainly in my kid’s face” Awful.

We were half way to Tijuana when our friends on Capitol Hill informed us that HIR had given us a clean bill of health. We still have no idea what happened, but we blame the Russians.  We also blame the third grade class in Bethesda who act as our web …

Go big or go home. Google’s founders hate PR and marketing. But that hasn’t stopped them from hiring lots of PR and marketing executives. Jill Hazelbaker, who previously served as communications chief for John McCain’s presidential campaign will now head up communications for Google. Hazelbacker also recently worked as “media …

For the first time ever, the Clinton Family is happy that Harry Reid stole the spotlight: “Game Change” peels back a decade of careful renovations off Hillary Clinton’s carefully constructed public face, casting her in the terms that defined her at her lows in the mid-1990s: scheming, profane, sometimes paranoid, …