Palin’s bus tour goes on holiday [well-deserved] The Manning Brothers [genius] Crack pipe money [O’Keefe] They caught Whitey [wow] Great rainbow pic [Nats]

If the news about Hillary Clinton’s former intern turned adult movie start is true, we might need to amend our Capitol Hill flowchart. [click to enlarge]

Economy so good, man picks jail [robs bank] Newt’s finance team says adios [debt] Hide yo kids [black bear wanders DC] Bus drivers gotta pee too [taking a stance] Bristol has a book [for sale]

UPDATE: TuneInnDC Everyone is safe and we already have cleanup crews here! Thank you for the well wishes! More info soon! UPDATE From HuffPo: The extent of the damage was initially reported as catastrophic by distraught fans of the bar, but the front of the establishment remains largely undamaged. A …

Let’s hope he avoids 66 on his way into town.  We’d hate for him to be any later than he’s already going to be. A Georgia man’s covered wagon demonstration rolled through Fairfax County, Va., Monday. Ralph Casey, 69, has spent the month of June traveling with Melissa Wilkerson on …

Remember ladies and gentleman, he’s a basketball player – and likely a very good bowler. h/t Next Round

The DNC is good at a lot of things, softball is not one of them.  For a sixth consecutive year, the DNC lost to the RNC at the annual softball game.  The final score was something like 87 – 12. According to some attendees, the RNC also won the poster …

He’s back [Olbermann] Ed Henry says goodbye to CNN [hello FoxNews] Chicago has a hipster alderman [Moreno] U St. getting revamped [pedestrian friendly] Ted’s Bulletin serving spam [hell yes]

This flowchart is simple and straight to the point. h/t Factor via Alltop via Good

If you haven’t made plans to join “The Fix” at Cap Lounge tonight, you should.  Chris Cillizza’s Politics and Pints is always a good time. Find out more here.

I’m from Brooklyn. I know, I’m sorry. But my collaborator and boyfriend Steven Weinberg hails from DC! And we’re returning to his old stomping grounds this Friday, 7:30 pm for a talk and signing at Politics & Prose for our book To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True Story. …

Rory wins [US Open] Metro’s safety improvements [here’s to hoping] Photo of the year [riot] Get ready for Moneyball [Trailer] And how did all of those folks sneak their blackberry into Congressional?

The new Tommy Show got off to a very loud start this morning.

A few more inches of rain and that boat could’ve docked on King. St. h/t @jpiacenza

Yes, punish the kids for trying to make a few bucks.  [Smart]