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What Else Would a Recent College Grad Write About [EUFA] If You Don’t Vote for Obama [Redneck] Cable TV and Gasoline [regulation] Congress, Drill! [Chuck Norris] Michael Jackson [Tighten Up] Almost Over? [Abramoff] The Next Level [Nike] Metro [FAIL]

We got a tip from a loyal FamousDC reader that a certain famous chef is filming 10 episodes in our fair city this week. Any FamousDC readers cooking? Remember we appreciate your ideas, suggestions, and tips. They’re always (and forever) anonymous at [email protected]

On Call: “Its A Google” John McCain stumping and raising cash today in Richmond joked about his method for vetting prospective veep candidates. Per pool press … “We’re going through a process where you get a whole bunch of names, and ya … Well, basically, it’s a Google,” McCain said. …

Ben Pershing started a new feature where he talks to the top communications staffers for the Rs and Ds in the House and Senate. Which staffer will first take this opportunity to go Back to the Future? It looks like House Minority Leader Boehner’s spokesman Michael Steel is up to …

JoMa asks: Does the left really want to go there? John Aravosis, who writes at Americablog, had this headline yesterday: “Why is McCain getting $58,000 a year in disability income?” … In his post, Aravosis wonders why the GOP nominee is receiving a military pension for the injuries he sustained …

Hill Staffers Do It On the Floor [District Tees] Party Like Barack Star [Change] Blogs Then and Now [OTB]

Mark Penn: And sometimes your opponent just runs a good campaign. Hillary’s campaign wizard heads to the NY Times op-ed pages to start spinning the loss.

New York Times Fashion Diary: She Dresses to Win What Ms. Taylor read in Mrs. Obama’s appearance on Tuesday, she said, was a message that she is primed to become first lady, although not necessarily first hostess. “Every woman I talked to was saying how she has this confidence that …

Dogs Went Crazy at the Bark Ball When a Cat Appeared on the Big Screen Were You Part of the World Naked DC Bike Ride? Hillary Clinton Suspends Campaign Big Brown Had a Big Brownout It was HOT in Washington

It is supposed to be HOT this weekend. From the National Weather Service: …HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING… …EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… … A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO …

Top 30 Animated Movies of All Time [DC Girl] Neighborhood Safety Zones [district diaries] Nighttime at Nats Park [inside and out] A Logo You Can Believe In [JoMa] Dear Everything Bagel [love] Meet Barack Obama [oppo]

Your FlatTop Brings All the Boys to the Senate [anti-dc] YOU’RE AN OLD FRENCH FRY! [sticks and stones] Field Guide to DC Apartment Hunting [hey pretty] Hey! I Know Those People [pork and beans] We’ve All Wondered This [Creole Princess] Love U Obamas!!! [thinking black man] Zipcode, I’m also addicted …

The family indicted together … stays together. John Bresnahan: William Jefferson’s brother, sister, and niece indicted The brother, sister and niece of indicted Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.) were indicted themselves today for allegedly skimming hundreds of thousands of dollars from non-profit groups they controlled, according to the Associated Press.

Play video games.…Obvi! Claudia Parsons: Retired Justice O’Connor Unveils Video Game America’s first female Supreme Court justice unveiled a videogame project on Wednesday to teach children how courts work, saying she wanted to counter partisan criticism that judges are “godless” activists.

Before the tornadoes and monsoons hit our fair city yesterday, Jenny McCarthy and Jim Caarey were out on the mall protesting kids or something. In all seriousness, they were protesting for the group, Green Our Vaccines, to urge the government to eliminate toxins from children’s vaccines. Here’s a pic from …