Famous Five – Climbing The Hill Co-authors, Amos Snead and Jaime Harrison Wait… a Republican and a Democrat not only worked together, but WROTE A WHOLE BOOK TOGETHER? We sat down with #ClimbingTheHill co-authors Amos Snead and Jaime Harrison to learn what it takes to excel on #CapitolHill – especially …

The Fairmont Washington, D.C., Georgetown is taking down voter apathy one cocktail at a time. Combining two very likely forces, drinking and the 2016 presidential election, the hotel’s Lobby Bar is offering a choice of two cocktails, “The Democrat” and “The Republican,” to predict the results of the 2016 presidential election. …

***ROUND UP PRESENTED BY The American Gaming Association*** The American Gaming Association has released new research estimating that Americans will bet more than $2 billion through more than 70 million brackets on March Madness this year. With more people filling out brackets than casting a ballot for President Obama – who makes …

By popular demand, we partnered up with our friends over at Photox again for a little fun with some of our favorite politicos.

National Journal’s Peter Bell answers important beltway questions: Hill People: Who Are They and Where Did They Come From? Fun facts from the infographics: Republican staffers tend to live in Virgina. And most Democratic staffers live in D.C. Georgetown University has the most alumni working in senior positions on Capitol …

Wow, things really escalated quickly. Friday, April 16 The Securities and Exchange Commission charged Goldman, Sachs & Co. and one of its vice presidents for defrauding investors. [kick off] POLITICO’s Marty Kady questions the timing of the SEC’s charges [Twitter] Convenient timing: Huge SEC charges against Goldman land week before …

Locking it up [janitor vote] No Budget [no rush] Baffling [healthcare]

Two weeks ago Parker Griffith [D R – Confused] switched political parties.  His staff was apparently not amused. Most of Rep. Parker Griffith’s staff resigned Monday morning, nearly two weeks after the former Blue Dog Democrat announced his intention to join the Republican Party.  [bye bye, boss] Any Parker staff …

California Democrat Xavier Becerra learned a valuable lesson yesterday. “I understand I have tire tracks on my back because Xavier threw me under the bus,” witnesses quoted Pelosi as saying. [my bad] Don’t ever cross Nancy Pelosi.

What’s past is prologue. This is a recycled post from June 3, 2008 from a FamousDC contributor (and Obama supporter) that might be worth reading tonight for Republicans from red Virginia. 5 Rules of Engagement for Tonight (Must Read for Obama supporters)

The Must-Have Convention Ticket

Blog P.I. brings us the latest on the NMS – CSPAN announcement: I don’t write about clients often. When I do it’s really something, and this is really something: New Media Strategies will be working through the conventions with C-SPAN, perhaps my favorite Beltway news organizations, to run their Convention …

That is how a senior GOP aide referenced a new bill by Reps. Eliot Engel and Todd Platts that would ban smoking in all federal buildings. Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now focusing on smoking. Shenanigans: Very Important …

Wrong TMZ, Denver is packed for the convention and those rooms will be snapped up.

Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger: Top fundraisers for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates’ teams, not waiting for the Democratic nominating process to end before they start preparations for a hard-fought fall campaign. … …