Congressional recess doesn’t keep the crazies away. Capitol Police stay alert 24/7 and thank goodness they do. Everyone complains about the roadblocks and diverted traffic patterns during rush hour, but they’re keeping us all safe. Reuters: U.S. Capitol police found a grenade, several weapons and ammunition in a car near …

The FamousDC Twitter machine will fire up again for the RNC convention.  We had one regular contributor in Denver and we will have two in Minneapolis/Saint Paul.  You can sign up for our alerts here. If you’re heading to the convention and would like to contribute, please email FamousDC–AT–gmail.com We …

Someone please give the NPR Politics team a Congressional directory or at least send them a link for google or wikipedia. Twitter/NPR Politics James Clyburne of North Carolina is talking about the Greatest Generation and America’s perseverance. /andy That would be Jim Clyburn, House Majority Whip, from South Carolina.  

Nothing celebrates a 50th Birthday like multiple MOON BOUNCES! If they had these all the time, all of the city’s problems would be solved. Streets would get fixed, crime would come to a grinding halt, Pepco workers would be helpful – simply, the world would be a better place. We …

Listen up sports fans, we’ve got two outs in the bottom of the 9th, 4th down, 6 teams fouls, only seconds left on the clock before the buzzer sounds … WE’VE GOT VICE PRESIDENTIAL PICKS COMING You can get text alerts from the Obama campaign as soon as the pick …

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Brandishing her partisan credentials, the Hotfile attacks McCain and his photo-op on an oil rig platform. Enjoy SR!

Captain Chaos jams straight 90s music. Cooley posted his and Mike Sellers top 20 songs from Week 3 of the Preseason. You can read their lists after the jump, but in the meantime:

The Must-Have Convention Ticket

OK, so August is still here. If we aren’t on a CODEL, leading energy revolutions on the House floor, or back tracking on drilling proposals, what should we do with all of our free time? We’ve decided to take this moment to investigate where DC get its daily conventional wisdom. …

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People should stop passing out when riding with Mad D.C. Cabbie. This was a Monday night too! Recess is in full effect. Diary of a Mad DC Cabbie: Something in the Air [hilarious pic] I am thinking of detoxing my cab or something because people tend to pass out in …

DC didn’t make the list. We’ve got work to do people. The season starts today. If we’re not constantly improving, someone else will take our place. This is Congressional recess, let’s get out there and show them what we’re made of! Forbes: America’s Hard Drinking Cities No. 1: Austin, Texas …