Politico begs the question: Why so few women in infidelity club? When South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford admitted to an extramarital affair on Wednesday, he presented an all-too-familiar tableau: the pained expressions, contrite words and teary gaze of a male politician confessing sexual indiscretion. Coming close on the heels of …

Folks, you can’t make this up … Last night on the House floor, David Obey battled Maxine Waters and her quest for the "Maxine Waters School for Kids Who Can’t Read Good." Roll Call: Obey, Waters Fight on House Floor House Appropriations Chairman David Obey (D-Wis.) and Rep. Maxine Waters …

How pumped is Mark Sanford right now? RIP MJ

We enjoy stories about ManBearPig as much as the next person, but why did Politico’s latest piece include so many question marks? [we counted at least 17]

This will be the funniest thing you read all day – so just click it.  ["okay, I sold weed in college"]

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Interns — you can go work for a member of Congress – who might or might not disappoint you, or you can bench press your brain and do something fun. A tipster tells us New Media Strategies is hiring interns. More info here .  Do it.

We guess marriage is between a man, woman and somebody from Argentina … From Mark Sanford’s Inaugural Speech: [click] "In not my, but our collective hands, is held the promise of change." From Mark Sanford’s emails to his Argentian girlfriend: [click] "The erotic beauty of you holding yourself (or two …

This feels like having a senior thesis proven 100% right . FisbowlDC: Tweet du Jour: Ana Marie Cox is Not Famous. Okay, Maybe Just a Little… Yesterday on Twitter, Air America’s Ana Marie Cox defined her celebrity via "tweet" for a new follower. @chiras56 asks: @anamariecox are you someone famous?? …

Yesterday, a creative bunch of folks got together for what they called a "flash mob" protest.  We don’t quite remember what they were protesting, but at the time we wrote the post, we predicted that about five people would show up.  We were wrong. There was 6 or 7 — …

Ever fired off an email and then regretted it a day later?  What about a blog post? As much as having a virtual bullhorn at your finger tips is nice, it can also be a pain in the ass. Case in point: Mark McKinnon’s blog [driving traffic] 6/23/09 | Sanford …

Gov. Mark Sanford just spent 30 minutes apologizing to everyone he has ever met, ate breakfast with or sat next to in church –  before admitting to having an affair. [with a female] The only person happy about this news — Sen. John Ensign.

Dear Governor Sanford, When Senator John Ensign confessed to an affair with a former staffer, we were amused but not necessarily impressed . Then you came along with your unplanned vacation to South America. Your staff thought you were hiking in the woods – but not you, you wanted something …

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It looks like Roy Blunt might have himself a pretty formidable opponent in his bid to capture a Missouri Senate seat. Transgender political activist Midge Potts says she’ll attempt to run for U.S. Senate under the Progressive Party banner. Potts, who ran against Roy Blunt in the GOP 7th District …