Patrick Gavin could be a genius. He gets paid by POLITICO to play Members of Congress in Connect Four and Wii. The Patricks battle it out in the Click’s latest video: Game Changer (Wii edition).

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Gov. Tim Pawlenty [MN], or T-Paw as he’d like you to call him, is thinking about running for President of the United States. T-Paw, who’s been courted by the Right for quite some time, will finally announce his super-secret intentions today. Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty has been quietly assembling the …

It’s the news you’ve been waiting for all morning… [drum-roll please] White House economic adviser Austan Goolsbee took home the top prize in the 16th annual “D.C.’s Funniest Celebrity” contest on Wednesday evening, and he did so in a very unconventional way. Unconventional, as in, he was actually funny. Patrick …

JoMa: Pawlenty preps 2012 campaign team And behind the scenes, he’s engaged in a far more subtle campaign against another possible presidential rival. … Pawlenty has been phoning aides and advisers to Romney’s 2008 campaign, ostensibly to introduce himself and solicit their advice. … One midlevel Romney aide who got …

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Matthew Cooper is still feeling it almost 24 hours later. The Atlantic: Bono, Politician I saw U2 last night at FedEx field near Washington, D.C. You had to be awed by the spectacle of the show, the 360 degree video screen and stage set, dubbed the claw, the 90,000 fans …

Moments ago, Alan Grayson [D- Take-backs] went to the floor of the House of Representatives and apologized to dead people. [for some strange reason] In the same breath, he then compared the current Health Care fight to the Holocaust. If you don’t know who Alan Grayson is, look for him …

We’ve reported on this before, but given the recent developments, it’s likely a good idea to revisit it. Note to future government employees: Surprisingly, it is NOT okay to surf porn while on your government computer. Employee misconduct investigations, often involving workers accessing pornography from their government computers, grew sixfold …

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Don’t mess with Washington Times reporter Amanda Carpenter: @AmandaCarpenter Just hung up, for 1st time ever, in the middle of a radio interview because the host wanted to debate if Obama is closet Muslim or not. Ugh The radio host was overheard for three minutes saying, "hello…. you there? … …

Tonight 10 of “Washington’s D.C.’s highest profile figures” [who doesn’t love a good joke?] have volunteered [begged] to leave their cozy offices on Capitol Hill to try their hand at stand-up comedy. [hold on tight] It’s called Funniest Celebrity in Washington and it happens at the DC Improv. Contestants include: …

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A now very embarrassed reporter uses the Saturday Night Live word "strategery" during White House Press Briefing. Robert Gibbs has a classic response. h/t Christine via FishbowlDC