FamousDC applauds Mr. Pappas for looking out for the kids. AP: Poker players hope for hot hand in lobbying week "What about children?" asked Pappas. Is it possible, he asked, to create an online environment that allows adults to play but keeps minors off.

Because we get all of our political news from Perez: During a weekly conference meeting Tuesday morning, members of the GOP were shown a parody of Lady Gaga’s Just Dance, in which the words were changed to Just Tax. [GOP looks great in pink] And just how does Perez feel …

No Representation [Real World DC ] Congrats [Amanda ] Watergate [$25 Mil ] Crocs? [no ]

Leading Experts Say Dr. Benjamin, Though Stellar Nominee, Gives Wrong Message First of all, if these said “experts” would step on the scale and prove their worth, that’d be great. [stay classy ABC] Secondly, if we can elect a President who still smokes , why can’t we have a surgeon …

First there was this incident – and now this seen over at Fishbowl. Is it asking too much if someone was to spot-edit the graphics before they made an appearance on national television?  [if yes, just say so] *hint: it’s not 2008.

Is it "breaking news" if the news you break is about yourself? Subject: Breaking News: Roll Call Buys Congressional Quarterly …. Roll Call Buys Congressional Quarterly Roll Call Group on Monday announced it will purchase Congressional Quarterly, Inc. from Florida-based Times Publishing Company, bringing together two of the most well-known …

Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) "never learned to ride a bike," which is "a source of great embarrassment" to her kids [97% positive there’s a Facebook group for people like her] h/t Wake Up Call

Meet Chuck.  [primary time] State Senator Chuck Purgason told the KY3 Political Notebook Monday night that he’ll officially launch his campaign for U.S. Senate this Thursday, setting up a GOP primary match-up against Congressman Roy Blunt. Although we’re huge fans, one issue that Mr. Purgason has working against him [besides …

Clean-up on Aisle C St… Paging anyone with an industrial size bucket of bleach. [code of silence = you didn’t see her here]

"Would the last sane person in Washington please turn out the lights when you leave?" Who said this?  [click to find out]

Why does this keep happening? We are getting entirely too many referrals from these search terms? Does this have anything to do with the new Ron Paul dating site?  [which is beyond awesome]

In an effort to put paper phone books completely out of business, National Journal – in collaboration with Jive – JESS3 and New Media Strategies has launched an interactive professional online network called 3121. [3121 is the phone extension of the Capitol switchboard] In a nutshell, 3121 is a dynamic …

Chargers and Ravens football fans will enjoy this article by the Redskins All-Pro Tight End. Chris Cooley: Monday Morning Quarterback: Smart Football With Peter King on his annual four-week summer vacation, Redskins tight end Chris Cooley graciously agreed to write today’s Monday Morning Quarterback column. I was very excited to …

Here’s some Orwell to enjoy with your Longworth lunch break. We often forget how good he is: Since you don’t know what Fascism is, how can you struggle against Fascism? One need not swallow such absurdities as this, but one ought to recognize that the present political chaos is connected …

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