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The SLRC conference is in full swing down in Boot County, Bart Stupak won’t seek another run at running his district, we found a stray Easter Egg last night, Tiger’s back, Meghan McCain doesn’t do pearls, hookers, Fenty proved it’s easier to run a city when you’re half naked, there’s …

This. Makes. No. Sense. According to Reader’s Digest, the stretch of I-95 between Baltimore, MD and Elkton, MD is one of the top 5 best roads in America. [the foliage, like the traffic, is gorgeous in the fall] Clearly no one from Reader’s Digest has ever driven that road. h/t …

Even though Keith Olbermann once dubbed Twitter the “Worst Person in the World,” he’s now fully on board. [flip] @keitholbermann: I give up. I was wrong. Young and foolish. Now my twitter-cot belongs to the ages. Behold: I tweet. Next week: My Space.

DC heat brings out the flowers [and the pollen]

When you’re good, age doesn’t matter. [are some folks jealous?] When Washingtonian magazine recently profiled the Washington Post’s Ezra Klein, the story contained a tidbit that ricocheted around the Post newsroom: Klein has his own assistant. Good for him. Klein is hardly alone. Reflecting a mix of desperation and determination …

On the heels of rumors that Eliot Spitzer might make a comeback, former cheater Tim Mahoney has decided he might run again. [joy] The Fort Pierce Tribune says former Rep. Tim Mahoney (D-FL) may challenge Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL), the man who sent him back to the private sector in …

Betsy Rothstein finds all the good dish: McCainBlogette:”I am so over men in DC making judgments about my life. seriously, I will never wear pantsuits and pearls and live the kind of life ur… McCainBlogette: “comfortable women in politics living. And although u dont like me, talk to ur mom, …

According to a real sharp 3rd grade class, “livestock could actually be good for the environment.” [bull sh*t?] Cows absolved of causing global warming with nitrous oxide Now, go back to work.

Anyone wondering why there were so many Phillies fans at the Nats Opening Day?  [typical] The main way the Phillies avoided having to build a Trojan horse to gain access? The Nationals ticket office put no restrictions on the amount of group tickets that well-organized Phillies fans could buy before …

A new Gallup Poll finds a record-low 28% of American voters say most members of Congress deserve to be re-elected. [snap] “The same poll finds 49% of voters, a near-record low, saying their own member of Congress deserves to be re-elected. This marks only the second time since Gallup began …

Emily Miller, who was a featured gossip columnist for Politics Daily, has signed on as a freelance for The Washington Times. According to Fishbowl, her Politics Daily contract is up soon and she is not staying. Miller, who’s tag-line at Politics Daily read, “Afraid of Nobody,” told FDC “I s’pose …

This is nasty good. [h/t Aztec’s Backfill] Not every day you hear a Taiwanese Boy sing a Whitney Houston song better than Whitney Houston could now.

Funny Or Die recently partnered with parents from the Wonderland Avenue Elementary School PTA in Los Angeles and enlisted the help of Megan Fox and Brian Austin Green for a PSA aimed at blocking the nearly $2.5 billion in proposed education cuts from the California state budget. We watched it …

Not much to add here.  It’s pretty straight forward.  Too many hookers = increase in road signs. Caution! Scantily-clad hazard ahead: Italian prostitutes get own road sign to warn motorists Read the WTF here.

A group of talented public affairs professionals recently launched the Beekeeper Group. We at Beekeeper Group believe that your bees are likely already buzzing! We will help to identify, track, and optimize the existing buzz, and then strengthen it even further to help achieve maximum attention in today’s diverse and complex …