If Hurricane Bill hits land in the US, we’re pretty certain Bush should be blamed.  After all, he’s only been out of office for less than a year and hurricanes, from what we can tell, were definitely around during his eight year run.  [creative name]

But toss in a beer and chili dog from Ben’s, and you’re looking to get set back about $25. [pay to play]

Apparently she’s a professional of sorts – has appeared in Maxim magazine and was born in 1984. DeLay announcement here.

From the same entity that now runs General Motors. The USPS lost $2.4 billion in the quarter ended in June and projects a net loss of $7 billion in fiscal 2009, outstanding debt of more than $10 billion and a cash shortfall of $1 billion.  [success] Just trying to break …

It might be soon be dubbed the greatest social media experience on wheels — and you’re invited. It’s called the Tech Adventure , and it’s a first-ever attempt to take the "i" out of iPhone and give like-minded digital media experts the things what "we" want: adventure and booze. Trust …

How many Jägerbombs were tossed down at the Blog Talk Radio headquarters when they found out this news?  [do they even have a HQ?] President Obama will make his debut on BlogTalkRadio this evening with 40 Minutes for Health Reform. The program, airing at 5pm, is hosted by a coalition …

How to social climb [AskMissA ] Tail from the Crypt [oddly enough ] eHarmony [not compatible ] Cloture Club [August Blues ] Open Letter [Brett Favre ] GPS [fail ]

Chris, while we here at FamousDC are flattered that someone with your talent and experience would like to write for us, we’re in the business of keeping secrets :).  However, we’ll forward your C.V. to our H.R. department and keep it on file.  A belated congratulations on your new gig and good luck …

Happy Wednesday. Yesterday’s Drew Magary post inspired us: Today is a special college football edition of our morning news round-up. Back-up covers of Tim Tebow in Sports Illustrated [GUMP for Heisman ] … More Tebow! His GQ cover shoot [over exposure ] … Syracuse is starting a former Duke basketball …

Here’s something you knew, but never had the facts to back: Forty percent of the messages on Twitter are "pointless babble" along the lines of "I am eating a sandwich now," according to a study conducted by a US market research firm. [a little bird told us] Pointless babble also …

Rahm Car Bomb: The US’s cash-for-clunkers scheme, designed to bolster Detroit’s embattled carmakers, is turning out to be an even bigger boon for their Japanese rivals.  [print more money] Whoopsies.

Welcome to Washington [Strasburg ] WH vs. PhRMA [wha’ happin ] Brett Favre [bringing it back ] Expanded Wireless [METRO ] Bob Novak [RIP ]

Local Washingtonian, Drew Magary , uses his Deadspin rant on the Washington Redskins to rip on everything from Late Night Shots to parking in Adams Morgan. Deadspin: Why Your Team Sucks: Washington Redskins Someone needs to buy Drew an $8 Snyder Special Beer at Fed-Ex and buy him a pair …

Maybe because Ben Franklin actually had useful inventions? [just a thought] Rufus Terrill, inventor of the another sort of political lighting rod, the Bum-Bot [which sort of looks like a souped-up version of Blankman’s J-5], is running for Mayor of Atlanta. And not that we’re advocating this, but that hypothetical …

Apparently using Photoshop these days makes you an "artist." When cryptic posters portraying President Obama as the Joker from "Batman" began popping up around Los Angeles and other cities, the question many asked was, Who is behind the image? Was it an ultra-conservative grassroots group or a disgruntled street artist …