The WaPo’s Robert McCartney recently looked at how the recent Supreme Court ruling might affect court cases in Fairfax County, Virginia, writing that it will create a lot costly changes with little practical benefit, put a heavier burden on the state forensic lab and give defense attorneys a new weapon. …

Who says online poker is bad for your health? The Poker Player’s Alliance [PPA ] has been all over the place as of late – in an attempt to prove that having a little online gambling problem can prove useful for the rest of the country. The PPA recently presented …

Minutes after announcing a budget deal and billions of dollars in program cuts, CA Governor Schwarzenegger sent out a ridiculously strange knife-wielding tweet. The official response: "I don’t know why he is holding a knife" — CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R) spokesperson h/t Last Call via KABC UPDATE: That’s not …

Good artists create, great artists steal, right?  [mirror image] Castellanos, a consultant to the Republican National Committee, offered poll-tested language that the party could use to kill President Obama’s health-care legislation in Congress. "If we slow this sausage-making process down, we can defeat it," he reasoned. RNC Chairman Michael Steele …

Facebook Status Awesomeness: Erin Andrews inspired me to sweep my office for peephole cameras before doing my hair in the nude just now. This needs no further commentary. [contact-form 3 "Facebook Alerts"]

We know a few members of Congress that could benefit from this kind of iPhone application.  [drinking and driving]

This was uttered during morning commute hours: Woman to a group of singing middle school-aged kids she was chaperoning: "Shh. It’s early and these people are going work so they’re all angry." h/t eavesdropdc

Ok, seriously, can it get any worse for the Nats? First you lose your manager mid-season, then the world notices that, a week after the All Star break, you’re officially on pace (66) to lose more games this year than the ’62 Mets (120). And now your hometown newspaper runs …

Sometimes you have to call it how you see it… [Rep. Michele] Bachmann appeared in the chamber sporting a sleeveless top with bold trim along the neckline, which, in the buttoned-up world of Congress, would be noteworthy enough. But here’s the eyebrow-raising part: The top appeared to be the exact …

Apparently the only thing falling apart faster than heath care is Metro. [typical] “The train control system designed to prevent Metro crashes is malfunctioning across the railroad, suggesting that a technological failure at the heart of last month’s fatal crash may be widespread, according to officials and documents. “At least …

"I think I have the perfect antidote, Mr. Chairman, to teenage pregnancy. Require every teenager to sit through one of these markups. If that doesn’t put you in a nonsexual, noninteractive mood, nothing will" — Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), apparently turned off by health care debate. [Yeas & Nays] h/t …

FamousDC applauds Mr. Pappas for looking out for the kids. AP: Poker players hope for hot hand in lobbying week "What about children?" asked Pappas. Is it possible, he asked, to create an online environment that allows adults to play but keeps minors off.

Because we get all of our political news from Perez: During a weekly conference meeting Tuesday morning, members of the GOP were shown a parody of Lady Gaga’s Just Dance, in which the words were changed to Just Tax. [GOP looks great in pink] And just how does Perez feel …

No Representation [Real World DC ] Congrats [Amanda ] Watergate [$25 Mil ] Crocs? [no ]

Leading Experts Say Dr. Benjamin, Though Stellar Nominee, Gives Wrong Message First of all, if these said “experts” would step on the scale and prove their worth, that’d be great. [stay classy ABC] Secondly, if we can elect a President who still smokes , why can’t we have a surgeon …