For those constituents waiting on a response from your member of Congress – it might be a few days.  The staff is busy right now. Internet Degraded Just as an fyi the internet is slow as a result of the MJ Memorial Service.  A notice will soon be posted on …

Movement: San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, finally moved into their new home in the upper Haight over the weekend – only to have someone promptly defecate and urinate on their doorstep.  [welcome to the neighborhood!]

Starting around 12/ 1 p.m. today every single cable news outlet will be blinded by the glitter of the sequined gloves at the Staple’s Center as Michael Jackson’s fans wave goodbye to the man who invented the moonwalk. **** Note to politicians who are contemplating the announcement of any extra …

Helen Thomas @ West End Bistro last night…eating sliders…she shunned the bun.

Obama on the Michael Jackson madness: "You know, this is part of American culture. Michael Jackson, like Elvis, like Sinatra, when somebody whose captivated the imagination of the country for that long passes away, people pay attention. And I assume at some point people will start focusing again on things …

Reports are coming in that fomer Rep. Tom DeLay has joined Facebook.  We’re also told that he’s using his infamous mugshot as his profile pic – which in our opinion is fantastic.  If you’re friends with DeLay on Facebook, be sure to forward him our Facebook guidelines , we’d hate …

Kal Penn Kalpen Modi started his new job at the White House today, and besides the fact that he’s a Hollywood celebrity working in the White House, would like you to know that he’s just a normal guy.  And normal guys ride the bus. [and rent] Good luck, Kalpen.

Nothing is more entertaining than politicians trying to use new technology. It’s even better when the slightly older generations attempt to tackle the internet. Case in point, Sen. Pat Leahy, who recently released a YouTube video that looks more like a powder room confessional than it does a plug for …

While our former Mayor [who used to have an unhealthy obsession with crack], gets arrested for stalking, some people continue to complain about MTV bringing the "Real World" to DC – as if this show’s short stop in the Nation’s Capital will be the city’s legacy for the rest of …

Some people will just always be misunderstood. [we love crack] …Although Barry’s latest arrest will likely help his next run for mayor.

Yesterday’s coverage of the WaPo "Pay to Print" saga dominated the news .  Even Mark Sanford was relieved to know that it would be highly improbable that his name would be mentioned in the same breath as this scandal. Or would it… South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) had his …

Team Boehner just released a pretty clever new web ad. You can’t go wrong with animals in YouTube videos.  Just ask Nancy . Note: First office to use a monkey wins.

Here’s your mind-blowing fact of the day: However, Politico notes that "in the 14 years since that star-crossed class arrived in Washington espousing an agenda that placed family values at its core, no less than a dozen of its members have been caught up in affairs, sex scandals or in …

Only in America: The Republican Leader of the US House golfs with Tiger Woods Jessica Simpson sings the National Anthem DC fans boo Tony Romo DC Sports Blog: Redskins, Tiger Woods and Jessica Simpson [Boehner, by the way, swings right-handed but putts left-handed, with his body facing the hole. It’s …

What’s the World Coming To? People are paying to hear JoMa. Congratulations to our Secretary of Education.