Senator thinks they were spies, not hookers [or robots?] Drucker lands new role [CQ Roll Call] Shooting victim talks [scary] What should DC’s official animal be? [panda] Metro derails, but back online now [rush hour crunch] By mriz4  

Another nude cell phone pic [this time a Judge] Champ bows out of new media challenge [but why?] More women, less prostitutes [two lawmakers agree] Another blow to Metro [of the viral variety] Giant Sarah Palin heads [and why not] By Tracy Clayton

Jake Tapper, Richard Coolidge & Sherisse Pham venture into the RNC War Room and come out alive. Our favorite line: Jake Tapper to Sean Spicer: “It’s like North Korea in here.” Original post via Yahoo.

He’s back [Olbermann] Texas in full bloom [blue bonnets] Chuck Colson passes [Nixon aide] Metro introduces Rush+ [get home faster] Potomac Dirty Girls [photo]

The story continues to get worse [Secret Service] Burning Man at T-Coast? [okay] It’s just a cookie, Mitt [chocolate chip] Caps win! [all tied up] By FlipMode79  

It’s entirely possible that the video producers at the NRCC have way more fun at work than most people.

Employed DC workers claiming unemployment [fraud] A reason we love Bob Beckel [f-bomb] One year after the G-Town flood [pictures] Savor the little things during unemployment [broads] Romney still horsing around [interesting] By dasmart

Just figured we’d ask. h/t Jennifer Bendery via David Popp UPDATE: Thank CSPAN for clearing up a few zombie questions with this video.

ABC’s Jon Karl takes an early stab at Romney’s VP short list. Top Tier: Rob Portman, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush Second Tier: Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Bob McDonnell, Paul Ryan Women: Kelly Ayotte, Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley, Susana Martinez Due to his recent penguin bite, Newt was left off the …

The victory lap [images of a lifetime] Defense Secretary admits he ain’t cheap [and you pay] Metro buses in flames [again] Secret Service scandal [still messy] Campaign bus downgrade [better than a horse trailer] By zir6rm

Next stop: A flowbee. Disgraced former senator and presidential candidate John Edwards, reviled for his costy coifs on the campaign trail, now places his strands in the hands of the pros at Supercuts. Edwards, who in his political heydey went to stylist Joseph Torrenueva, whose Beverly Hills salon charges $300 …

Tree Trimming by GDL The Assist by Chris Mickey The Perfect Approach by Ryan Howell Hello Capitol by Adam Wells Balcony Landing by Juliet Johnson Close Up by Archie Smart From a Distance by thephotoweaver Instashuttle by Eric Wilson Spotted on Capitol Hill by Mike Lurie

Not a good day for GSA [party is over] Shuttle to pass over DC [10-11am] Another new media contest [friend request time] We love Pandas in DC [40 years] By Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum  

Hillary dances in Colombia [wild woman] Nats fall by a few [shake it off] Cheney speaks [we’ll give you one guess] Emancipation Day Parade [parade] Pizza town [DC] By clydeorama

What’s wrong with this picture? [hint: the people on the far right are using the stairs] Photo by: Robert Bluey