If ever you wanted to work on Capitol Hill, this is the place to be…      Ted Yoho, the Least Experienced House Freshman, Has a Secret Weapon: His 24-Year-Old Chief of Staff      Kat Cammack went from having one Capitol Hill internship to running Rep. Ted Yoho’s office. …

This is classic. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

Mike Shields scared cancer, Ruffini ain’t impressed, Lazy Hazy hit the World Series, Dave Catanese is a talented young man, NMS launched a strong new website, data viz done right, Famous 5 Fall bars, Chris Paulitz likes cigar people, Twitter can apparently help you lose 50 pounds, Fantasy Football rant Week …

If Jeopardy whiz Ken Jennings isn’t interested in running for Senate, what about approaching Watson? “Win on a game show and you can apparently run for the US Senate. That was when I realized the Democratic Party was f@#$ed in ’04,” h/t Lazy Hazy

We bet this guy always has a happy Friday.  We also hear he’s exploring a 2012 Missouri senate run. Note: Chief Wana Dubie did not attend the pick up artist convention this past weekend, but there’s always next year. h/t Lazy Hazy

We love reading news like this: [lock the doors] An escaped chimpanzee has been relocated to an animal refuge after wreaking havoc in a Kansas City neighborhood, fox4kc.com reports. The 300-pound chimp, named “Sue,” was spotted wandering through a neighborhood on Tuesday, destroying a gate, fence and police car, according …

Susan Montee, the Missouri State Auditor, recently got sloshed and discussed putting a margarita machine, paid for by political contributions, in her car. [In her car!] We also enjoyed the part of the video in which she admits, “And I know that I don’t look like my picture.”  You certainly …

Who knew Chuck was so dirty. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

This is the bizarre kind of stuff you can do when you have zero chance of winning. h/t Mrs. Lazy Hazy

This creative little mailer has been appearing in Maryland mailboxes. [click for full size] h/t Mrs. Lazy Hazy

A new internet website just popped up and they’re selling t-shirts just in time for fall. The Tea Party might have a quasi-mainstream official platform, but it also seems to be a magnet for far right loonies, angry racists, borderline psychotics and those that are simply grossly misinformed. These shirts …

Luke Russert recently asked Rep. Charlie Rangel a question about taxes on his properties in the Dominican Republic. Chuck refused to answer and even took the time to tell Russert his question was dumb. “…you’re just trying to make copy”. When Russert responded “NBC,” Rangel quipped “you’re young, I guess …

This is what happens when Lebron James decides to do a prime time teevee special. [King’s Court] It looks like some of the tickets for the Robin Carnahan-Barack Obama fundraiser are on sale. The fundraiser is slated for tonight. “Premium orchestra” seats were $250; they’re now available for $99. “Silver” seats …

Note to future campaigns: If you’re cash-on-hand numbers are low, try to sell the candidate’s hairpiece.  If your candidate doesn’t wear a hairpiece, try other things like fundraisers, telemarketing, direct mail, etc… The campaign of Missouri insurgent Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chuck Purgason is suggesting that his former hairpiece may …

We can hardly believe this. [rocket man] Conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh had an unexpected wedding singer when he said “I do” for the fourth time yesterday to Kathryn Rogers at the Breakers hotel in Palm Beach: gay rights advocate Elton John, according to a wire report from the FOX-owned …