If only our elected officials were this resilient.  [view all] h/t @Imperiale

Erika Masonhall, communications director for NBC News, and Howard Fineman of the Huffington Post, talk with Adam Verdugo, back to camera, senior producer at Meet the Press, before a panel discussion at Comcast headquarters on the Hill Tuesday entitled “Covering the Middle East: Perspectives from the Field.” Masonhall,  a former …

Congressman Allen West is one cool cat. [chopper] @allenwest: Letting off steam on my motorcycle- nothing like riding down I-95 in S. Fla with the sun and wind on your face http://tinyurl.com/6hwtpfa

We don’t know whether we should be pissed about this, or upset we didn’t think of it first. [to each his own] Senator Questions Benefits to ‘Adult Baby’ Coburn sees possible fraud A key senator has asked the Social Security Administration to investigate how people who live their lives role-playing …

We know whatever Mayor Rahm was yelling at last night’s Bulls/Heat game wasn’t rated G, but what exactly did he say? Caption contest:  Send us your entries at [email protected] or Tweet them. Early entries: “Hey, Rose! Think we really need “away” unis? If not, cut ’em.” “Don’t forget Bosh! Everyone …

We’re not quite sure this is what Charles Richter had in mind back in 1935. [is there a scientific formula involved?] If Newt is a 7.2, what is Arnold?

Last time Obama ran for president, he raked in record amounts of cash, this time around, he has to get creative.  [long form t-shirts] h/t @ericwilson via @benpolitico

His team is rumored to be making calls into the early states …

On Sunday night, 60 Minutes aired an interview with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates. One of the clips that wasn’t featured on the broadcast was a word association game that 60 Minutes correspondent Katie Couric played with Gates. Gates joined the CIA in 1966 and, except for a hiatus during …

His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington and Catholic University of America President John Garvey look on as Speaker Boehner shows them a weather map on his iPhone. May 14, 2011. Photo credit: Office of the Speaker, photo by @bryanta

Here’s a list you secretly want to be on … but might not want it hanging at the office water cooler. Golf Digest: Washington’s Top 150 Golfers H/T Stained Shirt

This is pretty funny. Watch as Rep. Dan Burton politely answers his phone during a committee hearing — while joking that it’s probably the President who was calling him. [happens to the best of us]

Dear Capitol Hill Staff:  Please make sure your smart phones are charged and ready for this event.  We want pictures. Raw milk supporters say they plan to milk a cow on Capitol Hill to protest federal action against a Pennsylvania farmer. Members of the Grassfed on the Hill group plan …

Congressional hearings can get real serious, real quick. Caption Contest: Sen. Collins explores her dinner options. Today in Congress we learn about the difference between vegetables and starches. “Mr. Chairman, Because of rising gas prices, I can’t afford steak. It’s lettuce or potatoes, both on Fridays.” Add your caption below …

As Republican presidential contenders scramble to fill positions [and figure out whether or not they should run], the Obama campaign has already settled on their Digital Director.  Teddy Goff will lead the online efforts for Obama’s re-elect. Landing Goff is a huge get for the Obama campaign. [Tech President] Teddy …