Politico’s Arena recently asked its contributors for book recommendations.  Christine Pelosi, daughter of Speaker Pelosi, answered the question, but did she really leave her own mother’s book off of her best read list? … the best political book I read this year was John Grisham’s The Appeal .. Is that …

Dear FDC Readers, Quick!  Check your Facebook page for incriminating photos.  Trust us, it might save your career. Cheers, The Editors

In a move that can only be described as inaugural desperation, G. Keith Harris, posted a personal ad in hopes of landing the perfect date for Obama’s inauguration. He’s got two tickets to the inauguration, and an all-access pass to the night’s balls and off-shoot parties. Packages like that are …

While politicians sit around and talk about bridges to nowhere, a Maryland man, who’s been unable to get to his house for over five years, would settle for any sort of bridge. Port Deposit resident Willard Heuser has been waiting nearly five years for someone to repair the High Street …

If you watched MSNBC yesterday for more than 20 seconds, you realized that a lot of folks were spittin’ mad because Gov. Bill Richardson was dealt the short-end of the administration stick.  Instead of being tapped Secretary of State, like some people had hoped he would be, he was named …

Mike Madden is bringing the hilarity today on his Twitter page as he covers the auto bailout hearings. UPDATE 1: An hour into hearing, the Big Three CEOs are still sitting patiently waiting to begin their testimony. I will be here all day. … UPDATE 2: Chris Dodd has taken …

Sugar Daddy [economics] Missed [mad dc cabbie] Romcoms [little time] Phone call [pirates] Cabinet Maker [CQ] Business 101 [costly]

Please accept my sincerest apologies for not producing a fantasy football rant during the week of thanksgiving.  I was busy organizing the Matt Cassel fan club in Boston. Obviously this was before he turned into the Britney Spears of NFL quarterbacks on Sunday. … This has been the most inconsistent …

A very sneaky tipster snapped a picture of the following note that was recently left on Tom Daschle’s desk following his Change.gov appearance on YouTube. The note read: Sally Jessy Raphael called, she wants her glasses back. We’ll give it up though; those glasses do make him look pretty snazzy, …

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently hung up on President-elect Barack Obama and his COS Rahm Emanuel.  Why?  Because the Florida Congresswoman thought she was being prank called by a radio station. Apparently it was not a prank.  [whoops] We hear Emanuel was f*@cking pissed. Because we think this is hilarious, we …

A new ad campaign being run on the DC metro system has sparked a religious throw-down. The ad, which reads, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” has some DC residents so fired up, it’s left them confused. That ad is obscene to me!? I wouldn’t …

War Child the movie debuts in DC this Friday at the E Street Cinema. War Child is the directorial debut of 30 year old Washingtonian C. Karim Chrobog.  It chronicles the life of Emmanuel Jal – Sudanese child soldier turned international hip hop star (he was just up for an …

Super Obama World [the game] Pro Bowl [#skins] LinkedIn [hater] Serious [K Street] Wiping [butts]

This headline bummed us out because we thought clip-on ties were making a strong comeback.  Turns out “wireless ties” are way more popular.

Yesterday we posted about the DC City Council’s reported willingness to let bars stay open until 5am during inauguration week.  We gathered our research from both the Washington Post, DCist roundup and the man who lurks in the shadows, Mike Panetta, who happens to be a D.C. Shadow Representative [how …