Minus the butt spark joke, this is a pretty solid back-and-forth between Gov. Pawlenty and Stephen Colbert from last night’s Colbert Report. [h/t Playbook] PAWLENTY: “I was out of money, and I came in third place to Michele Bachmann and Ron Paul. I think that’s enough for any one person …

Levi speaks again.  This time he’s apologizing for being a doucher. “Last year, after Bristol and I broke up, I was unhappy and a little angry. Unfortunately, against my better judgment, I publicly said things about the Palins that were not completely true,” he tells PEOPLE exclusively. “I have already …

For those of you planning to spend time in New York over the Holidays. Paterson: NYS Will Be Broke Before Christmas He’s kidding, right? "We’re going to run out of cash in four and a half weeks. We are going to run out of money. Unless we do something about …

In news that won’t rock any headlines… the people on Capitol Hill actually writing the legislation, going to all the meetings and doing all the work – well, apparently they don’t get paid well. [makes cents] The Politico recently featured a story on Capitol Hill staffers who willingly struggle to …