Leave it to the geniuses at Funny of Die to capture the moment perfectly. Gus Porter, American Legend with Thomas Haden Church from Thomas Haden Church

Axis Bar & Grill on U Street in D.C. Wednesday night to celebrate the release of former Rep. Jim Traficant (D Ohio) from 7 years in prison. via [snarkinfested.com]

This is certainly one way to draw attention to your rally. A 65-year-old man had his finger bitten off Wednesday evening at a health care rally in Thousand Oaks, according to the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department.  [ouch] And just how did the man with his finger bitten off respond? The …

Ex-Rep James Traficant was released from prison today.  [beam him up] CNN affiliates KTTC and KAAL report that Traficant left the Federal Medical Center prison facility in Rochester, Minnesota Wednesday morning in a cab headed toward the nearby Greyhound bus station. A bus heading in the direction of his former …

Big news over at ABC regarding Diane Sawyer and her new gig.  [you’ll be missed, Charlie]

That’s either Jesus or this fella has a light bulb behind his head because he’s full of so many good ideas.  [Sen. Enzi]

…They have us just where they want us. If you’re like us and have no idea what to do with yourself, visit the conversation on Twitter.

If you’ve tendered a DC poo[l] this summer, you might soon be glad that practice is over – especially if you’re into not contracting some sort of bacterial virus. The Department of Health had conducted 70 pool inspections through July.  [say.it.ain’t.so.] And shockingly, many of these pools failed the poo …

What a good sport.  Big ups to Helen Thomas. The Uncle Sam Interviews: Helen Thomas – watch more funny videos h/t box

Facebook Status Awesomeness: Patrick McHenry: Much has happened since I started a long month of townhalls … So, MJ isn’t really the father of Blanket? And that, ladies and gentlemen, is how you do it.

Some Germans are not pleased with the Twitter bird. German politicians warned of a "damage to democracy" on Monday after exit polls for three state elections were leaked on Twitter, the second time in recent months results have appeared ahead of time. Future headline: Twitter Ruins Christmas. Santa Pissed.

Sen. Jim DeMint on running for President: "I wouldn’t get out of my driveway without my wife shooting me in the back. You’ve got to find somebody who’s smart enough to be a great president but dumb enough to want to be president. Right now, I think I’m still too …

If you’re like us and spend Friday nights getting really excited about filing your 2009 taxes, do we have a treat for you. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced the availability of video and audio products to help taxpayers take full advantage of the 2009 tax provisions in the American …

Besides their love of prune juice and early dinners … Non-aficionados of football may not fully appreciate the significance of Favre’s act of betrayal, and the drama it has produced. To put it in political terms, Favre’s going to the Vikings is worse than, say, Arlen Specter becoming a Democrat. …

This is what happens when you’re a TV anchor and there is nothing of interest to report.  [The Double Entendres Of August]