POLITICO picked up Jonathan Allen off waivers, Rep. Alan Grayson became the best thing since Rep. Joe Wilson, Perry Bacon is only 29?, Daniel Indiviglio called for more Washington regulation , Kate Ackley promoted at Roll Call, Chris Cillizza wasn’t impressed by Meg Whitman ‘s press conference, the cast of Big Love was in DC (no – not another Bill Paxton sighting at Smith Point), Brody Mullins knows money follows power , Pence for President rumblings started, Betty Draper loves sharks, John Goodwin and The Capital Club joined Twitter, Ensign offered an amendment called “Healthy Behaviors”, Ben Pershing celebrated a birthday,  Hoover was robbed , Pawlenty snagged up Republican 2.0 talent, To Tweet or Not To Tweet , Christian Bourge went after the non-smoking zealots , Drew Goesl heads over to Capitol Counsel, looks like David Letterman will stop making Sarah Palin sex jokes, Rick Santorum hearts Politico, things are still rough over at CQ – Roll Call, LOL – POTUS banned txting, Patrick McHenry loves Wii, John McCain still has A-game , the boys scheduled BarCampDC the same weekend as She’sGeekyDC, The Examiner welcomed Nikkie Schwab and Tara Palmeri, and is Spike Mendelsohn is engaged?

This is the first linked edition of the Famous Friday [Round Up] — hat tip: Chris Frates