Twas the Night Before Christmas Twas the night before the Christmas, when all through the White House, Mrs. Bush was stirring, as she looked for her spouse. The boxes were packed, except for a few, As George hid in the study, wondering what next he should do. And while W’s …

Besides milking cows and shucking corn, we have no idea what the Secretary of Agriculture does; but if also involves honey jars, or picnic baskets, former Iowa Gov. Vilsack is definitely the perfect fit. h/t tloz & JS

Oh, how the times are a changin’ … “Days after” the election, incoming WH CoS Rahm Emanuel “was pushing” Blagojevich’s admin. to name Valerie Jarrett as Obama’s successor, and “also pressed that it be done by a certain deadline” (Chicago Sun-Times). “Days after” the election, incoming WH CoS Karl Rove …

Drum roll please … And the “You Could See This Coming From A Mile Away” award goes to …  If only people would listen to us.

If he thought he was unpopular yesterday, wait until New York Governor Paterson sees the polls tomorrow. Yesterday, Paterson unveiled his latest budget – a proposal that included tax hikes on literally everything.  Just a few of the items being taxed:  Smokes, cabs, hookers, booze, ice picks, movie tickets, Chihuahua …

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC want ad of the day. Wanted: over the door shoe rack Bush, looking to start a collection.

Which carries more weight? ( surveys)

If you’ve ever watched Sesame Street for more than twelve minutes, you quickly realized that Bert doesn’t really enjoy Ernie’s company.  The same goes for Nancy Pelosi and Rahm Emanuel.  The two might smile together in public, but their hatred runs deep. In a recent conversation, Emanuel tried to offer …

You know what Rahm’s inbox looks like, but what about his Christmas card? UPDATE: Crazy called, they want their Christmas card back.  [loves it]

On Saturday night, Ron Bonjean, along with his wife Sara and about 50 other hill wonks, hosted the annual “Twas the 12th Night Before Christmas” party. Hosts included: Ron and Sara Bonjean, Lisa Miller, Kyle Downey, Brian Walsh, Rob Collins, Ryan Loskarn, Stephen Replogle, Scott Corley, Dan Ronayne, Myra Miller, …

Did this just really happen?  h/t Fishbowl

This time, instead of towing away a car that had a small child in it, a DC tow truck driver attempted to tow a car that had no wheels on it. What happened next seems almost sacrilegious. The city towed her car with no wheels on it. They just winched …

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC Chicago want ad of the day. “I am doing an illustrated comedy book…I am looking for funny, true but not totally gross poop stories.” Does Blago making poopy when the cops beat on his door, count?

Fearful that a few stiff, old, boring members of Congress will try to eliminate the good times had during inauguration week, a handful of clever DC bloggers have teamed together to urge Mayor Fenty to keep the District bars open until 5am. The war on Inaugural partying has begun. One …

As the Chicagoland version of Blagopoly continues to to play out, one character in particular is ducking reporters left and right. President-elect Barack Obama’s chief of staff, Rahm Emanuel, refused to take questions from reporters this morning about whether he was the Obama “advisor” named in the criminal complaint against …