DSCC spokesman Eric Schultz had the line of the day when commenting about the DSCC’s new video, “GOP Says No to Jobs.” “It may be springtime, but Republicans seem allergic to job creation.” That may be true, but the DSCC is not alergic to iStock actors. They used every one …

We do not consider ourselves early adopters. We just got a fax machine, recently started yelling “Kelly Clarkson!” during waxings, and just caught on to that new song sweeping the nation, the Macarena. But when we found out about a new social network mapping technology, we were intrigued…for about two …

Is it just us, or is the Bob Kerrey lesbian joke with Jerry Brown not on the new CSPAN video library? [hmmm] We spent a greater part of yesterday diving into 1990s clips, and were pretty sure we’d see it here, but alas, it was only Kerrey talking about how …

Jim Swift went on a Capitol Dome tour so we didn’t have to.  We have a fear of heights.  We also have an irrational fear of spiral staircases.  Not to mention men and women in red jackets. All the pictures here. [we’re still dizzy]

Dear Congressional Staffers: Nobody is too cool for the magnetometers. U.S. Capitol Police officers say they need more backing from their leaders to stop congressional staffers who insist on bypassing metal detectors when entering the Capitol with lawmakers. Several officers, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, told The Hill …

The Huffington Post recently asked, “just how much are Republican donors willing to pay for a private photo opportunity with conservative firebrands Sarah Palin and Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)? The folks at Minnesota-Bachmann Victory Committee are putting the price tag at a whopping $10,000 per couple, according to a copy …

No, not this queen. This queen… An analysis by The Associated Press shows that New York Times Co. CEO Janet Robinson got roughly $4.9 million in compensation in 2009. [chunk of change dot com] She’s worth way more than that…

You seriously can’t make this stuff up… The claim by John Edwards’ mistress Rielle Hunter that she thought sexy, pantless photographs on a bed were going to simply be portraits of her face were met with disbelief today. We would’ve posted about this yesterday, but we were convinced it wasn’t …

Courtesy of our friends at NextRound.

Tea Party organizers were hoping to flood the halls of congress today. Tea Partiers planned to “flood the halls of Congress” to protest health care legislation, a plan that prompted Democratic leaders to instruct their members to respond with politeness and Twinkies.  [300 strong] Unfortunately the flood was more like …

This “candidate” might be on to something … Candidate campaigns to win, not woo voters … Like trying to hit a home run without swinging.  Brilliant. h/t Lazy Hazy

Erick Erickson, the Editor of RedState.com, seems to have big news developing… Today is a very big day. The surreal becomes real. Any guesses? CNN? UPDATE: I guess our tipsters were right.  Erickson joins CNN.

Rielle Hunter Breaks Her Silence: “I feel comfortable talking now, because Johnny went public and made a statement admitting paternity. Edwards to Hunter: ‘Falling in love with you could really f–k up my plans for becoming President.’ And of course I said, ‘If you want to make God laugh, tell …

No comment. Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank on Thursday said a member of his staff alerted his chief of staff that then-Rep. Eric Massa had taken one of their junior staffers to a private dinner. [blue] Frank said the staffer became suspicious when he arrived at the Blue Oyster Bar.  Hmmmm…. h/t …

From our friends at eTrueSports.com: Washington – “It ain’t worth it, nothing is,” said President Barack Obama in announcing he will resign the Presidency to sign a ten-day, non-guaranteed contract with his hometown Chicago Bulls. “Pretending to like Nancy Pelosi is killing me.” As for Biden — he’s ready to …