Carlos Sanchez, Pelosi’s Deputy Press Secretary & Advisor, by Tom Williams.

If you’re a press flack on Capitol Hill trying to get your boss media attention, you better learn how to throw elbows. h/t Emily Miller

Potomac Flacks, originally founded by Adam Kovacevich, is celebrating a pretty impressive milestone: We here at Potomac Flacks greatly appreciate you reading our free blog, which is dedicated to chronicling the highs and lows and the comings and goings of Washington, D.C. communicators.  Since the blog was launched on September …

The Must-Have Convention Ticket

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 …

In a Wall Street Journal op-ed, Bush’s former brain, Karl Rove, states some new rules of presidential campaigns, including: “The 21st century’s opening decade is seeing the rise of the communications director and press spokesman as the more important figures on a campaign staff.” How quickly will press flacks forward …