Esquire’s profile of Sen. Harry Reid notes how he has been practicing yoga for over 10 years… “Back in 1998, when he ran a terribly dysfunctional campaign and pulled out his reelection over John Ensign by just 428 votes after a month of lawsuits and missing ballots and psychic torture, …

We hope you enjoy the Holiday Season and are able to spend some memorable time with friends and family. Besides you, below are few things we’re thankful for as we relax and teach our in-laws about Wii bowling: The Lunar Eclipse Cornerstone Schools Giant spiders Ted Leonsis GQ interviews Rahm …

If we were to publish a list of things you shouldn’t do in your car, this might make the top 10. A suspect accused of driving a muscle car erratically onto the lawn at former President George W. Bush’s north Dallas home Wednesday night was detained by the Secret Service. …

When asked if Sarah Palin running for President would scare her, Oprah Winfrey said: “It does not scare me because I believe in the intelligence of the American public.” Seen here.

A tipster sent in the following picture from BWI Airport.  Where is she headed this Holiday Season? A. Palm Springs B. Mt. Kilimanjaro C. Detroit

Does this train have a caboose, sir? @RobertBluey Harry Reid on Senate floor: People are trying to get home for Christmas. Hurry up with your speech, Senator Kirk. #START Even more pissed than Reid, the entire congressional staff.

There was an important vote yesterday in Congress – the vote to continue funding of the federal government.  So important in fact, 75 Members of Congress didn’t bother to show up. More than 70 House members didn’t bother showing up to vote Tuesday, even as the lower chamber wraps up …

It doesn’t take a lame duck session of Congress to figure out that nobody in DC likes the Wizards. The Wizards’ average home attendance of 15,596 ranks 20th out of 30 in the NBA. To give that figure some context, more than 23,000 locals applied for tickets to the taping …

It’s like his parents gave him a copy of the Congressional Record. [smart kid]

UPDATE: We have a winner.  Congrats to  Caleb Shoenhard and his caption, “Good enough for government work!” UPDATE: Polls close Wednesday at 11am. Yesterday we posted this picture and asked for clever captions. The final four as picked by the FDC contributors are posted below. Get to voting. Winner gets …

Facebook Status Awesomeness: You know it’s Christmastime when Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, is selling jewelry every fourth commercial. Off-centered dog tags now on sale for $39. h/t CP Learn about the Facebook Accountability Venture.

Reasons 1-66 involved cursing, but reason #67 is just as fantastic. Drudge spots a great detail that says a bit about the administration’s reverence for the Gray Lady: Rahm Emanuel has a New York Times vending machine in his crawl space. As Tim Carney noted via POLTICO, the vending machine …

Have budget cuts on Capitol Hill led to smaller cigarette disposal stations or are Capitol Hill smokers getting lazier as it gets colder? Pic by RH. Send us your caption via email, hit us up via Twitter or drop it in the comments.  Best caption wins a FamousDC mug.

Last night, the Burger Joint dared a Washington Wizards fan to eat a 9 pound burger. He was given the entire length of the game to finish it. Surprisingly, he managed to finish the burger and for doing so, all 21,000 fans received a coupon for a free burger. The …