Why would someone blessed with the gift of gab, like Ellen Moran, leave the powerful White House Communications Director spot for the Department of Commerce? Politico: Moran Leaves W.H. for Commerce Especially if she has such a smooth way with words? Asked why she’d leave the White House for a …

Facebook Status Abuse : Jenny: holy crap my roommate just found a dimebag in her rental car! Jenny, quickly go get your roommate some sour cream and onion chips, some beef jerky and a jar of peanut butter. Get some Häagen-Dazs ice cream bars, a whole lot and make sure …

Susan Boyle’s singing audition has now been watched by 100 million fans worldwide on Youtube.  That number dwarfs the 18.5million who checked out Obama’s inauguration video.  [Obama who?] And now this: Rosie O’Donnell praises Boyle by calling her Shrek: "That moment is what every artist tries to capture," O’Donnell tells …

[oh. boy.] Something about Gavin Newsom’s video announcing his candidacy for CA Gov doesn’t sit right with us. Perhaps it’s the creepy his Will Arnett-ness . Gob for Gov!

President Obama appears sans shirt on the cover of the May issue of The Washingtonian magazine. The magazine’s rationale for using the picture? “Our New Neighbor is Hot.” [beefcake] We’re sort of pissed the Washingtonian mag wasn’t around during the days of William Howard Taft .

A new CNET article wants to know: "As Facebook works its way toward a probable IPO, the big question is: how can it show it can make money? Well, one way–and I’m not the first to suggest it–would be to charge a nominal monthly fee. With that in mind, I …

Fat People Cause Global Warming: Fat Isn’t Very Green [insert salad bar]

From the only news source we pay any attention to: [the Onion] NEW YORK —Addressing reporters yesterday in an unnervingly calm tone of voice, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman—his hands, face, and white-collared shirt covered in blood—said that any obstacle standing in the way of both Sidney Crosby and Alexander Ovechkin …

Mario Lavandeira, aka Perez Hilton, invokes the c-word from his pageant rage. Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

Has Chris Frates broken the record for most Lil Wayne references while covering Congress and lobbying? Can someone please stack his desk with one dollar bills and send a picture via the tip line?  [making it rain]

Here’s the worst kept secret ever:  Don Henley doesn’t care for Republicans. The latest proof: Don Henley is suing a Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate in California, claiming he has brazenly ripped off two really popular Henley songs to push his campaign to unseat California Senator Barbara Boxer. We …

Honesty in Facebook status updates [something we can appreciate] Craig: My legs burn from all the hiking this past weekend because I’m a fat bastard! Good work, Craig. Bonus points for not using "LOL". [contact-form 3 "Facebook Alerts"]

Via Patrick Gavin’s Twitter account:  [settle] There’s a special place in hell 4 people who email via Facebook. Was regular email (u know the one listed on my page) not working out for u? Noted.

Very creative brand name [MOM]

It looks like Mike Allen is taking advice from The Godfather . Responding to criticism from Obama-supporters (Andrew Sullivan) of his exclusive article outlining POTUS’ decision to release top secret CIA memos, Mike took the high road. He writes : "there’s a certain World Wrestling Entertainment element to these blog slams: It’s …