Are you in a Super Zip? [interactive] Don’t go hungry [Thanksgiving takeout] Smithsonian is 3D printing some sweet [artifacts] H St. streetcar wire is about to be [installed] No yellow line service this weekend [whoops] Andy Shallal wants to run the city [Busboys and Mayors] Weather actually going to warm …

This is the only way to do campaign commercials. h/t grove

If you are a politician named Sly and you get elected mayor, you must be doing something right. [Sly James] Kansas City voters elected Sly James as their new mayor Tuesday, choosing a political newcomer who pledged to restore confidence in City Hall. We wish Sly the best.  We’re also …

Even after a substantial pay cut, the D.C. schools Chancellor still makes more than a Member of Congress. [really?] Mayor Vincent Gray has slashed the salaries of several top political appointees just days after a D.C. Council report found the salaries were on pace to break city regulations, a Gray …

It might be time for all of us to ask for a raise. Only in Washington, D.C. does the Chief of Staff for the D.C. Mayor make more than the Chief of Staff for the President of the United States. Let’s look at that again (in Twitter format): DC Mayor …

What the f*ck are they trying to do to Rahm? Look out for the race for mayor of Chicago. It’s getting tougher sooner than expected. Some heavyweights in Chicago politics seem to be ganging up on one of the candidates aiming to replace Mayor Richard M. Daley, a guy they …

In America, when a mayor kicks a kid in the face, either his opponent instantly has the perfect campaign ad, or HE instantly has the perfect campaign ad. [sort of depends on where you’re mayor].

Did the Examiner add a zero? [$1400 seems right] $14,000 The amount of money Bristol Palin will make for an upcoming speaking gig. Palin will speak to single moms in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 8 as part of a fundraiser for Lifehouse, a home for single mothers, the Louisville Courier-Journal …

Levi Johnston might get his very own reality teevee show.  [who’s surprised?] Johnston will run for mayor of Wasilla, Alaska — yes, the same job that propelled Sarah Palin to governor of that state (and later, the vice presidential nomination) — in a new reality project being pitched by Stone …

We think this would be f*cking awesome for the city of Chicago: [political punch] Rahm Emanuel on someday becoming the mayor of Chicago: “I hope Mayor Daley seeks reelection. I will work and support him if he seeks reelection. But if Mayor Daley doesn’t, one day I would like to …

Some polls are just completely unnecessary: A new poll gave the District’s snow removal efforts a failing grade. According to the poll, most people say D.C.’s mayor Adrian Fenty is to blame. [landslide] Stay tuned for the “Will the Nats win the World Series?” poll. H/T – DCist

We don’t live in New Orleans, but if we did, we’d vote for James Perry just because he’s an Eagle Scout.

Maybe because Ben Franklin actually had useful inventions? [just a thought] Rufus Terrill, inventor of the another sort of political lighting rod, the Bum-Bot [which sort of looks like a souped-up version of Blankman’s J-5], is running for Mayor of Atlanta. And not that we’re advocating this, but that hypothetical …

[oh. boy.] Something about Gavin Newsom’s video announcing his candidacy for CA Gov doesn’t sit right with us. Perhaps it’s the creepy his Will Arnett-ness . Gob for Gov!

Row erupts over Berkeley’s anti-Marine stance [click] “If the U.S. Marines are not good enough for Berkeley, neither are taxpayer dollars,” said Sen. John Cornyn.