While “People” scramble to find out what Barack Obama will wear on Inauguration Day, we were wondering what exactly the newly arrested Governor of Illinois would sport on inauguration day. Perhaps pinstripes or is he more of a orange jump suit kind of guy? First person to Tweet us the …

Have you ever wondered what Rahm Emanuel’s inbox looked like? Probably not, but in case you had … wonder no more. Click on the picture in order to increase the size. Thanks goes to the geniuses at HolyTaco.com for the inspiration.  And please note, this is a spoof and not …

Leave it to the wildly popular Environmental Protection Agency [EPA] to come up with a plan to tax farmers because their livestock emit “air pollution” in the form of gas. For farmers, this stinks: Belching and gaseous cows and hogs could start costing them money if a federal proposal to …

In a recent auto bailout hearing, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito started randomly listing off cars her family once owned.  When she got to the one her father often referred to as the “chick magnet,” Rep. Barney Frank injected his thoughts into the debate.  Hilarity ensued. 

Two days ago the name Joseph Cao would not have rung a bell.  Today, he’s the first Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress.  Cao, who defeated some poor dude who used a freezer instead of a bank, came out of nowhere.  But that isn’t stopping the blogger bandwagon from …

Politico’s Arena recently asked its contributors for book recommendations.  Christine Pelosi, daughter of Speaker Pelosi, answered the question, but did she really leave her own mother’s book off of her best read list? … the best political book I read this year was John Grisham’s The Appeal .. Is that …

Dear FDC Readers, Quick!  Check your Facebook page for incriminating photos.  Trust us, it might save your career. Cheers, The Editors

In a move that can only be described as inaugural desperation, G. Keith Harris, posted a personal ad in hopes of landing the perfect date for Obama’s inauguration. He’s got two tickets to the inauguration, and an all-access pass to the night’s balls and off-shoot parties. Packages like that are …

While politicians sit around and talk about bridges to nowhere, a Maryland man, who’s been unable to get to his house for over five years, would settle for any sort of bridge. Port Deposit resident Willard Heuser has been waiting nearly five years for someone to repair the High Street …

A very sneaky tipster snapped a picture of the following note that was recently left on Tom Daschle’s desk following his Change.gov appearance on YouTube. The note read: Sally Jessy Raphael called, she wants her glasses back. We’ll give it up though; those glasses do make him look pretty snazzy, …

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently hung up on President-elect Barack Obama and his COS Rahm Emanuel.  Why?  Because the Florida Congresswoman thought she was being prank called by a radio station. Apparently it was not a prank.  [whoops] We hear Emanuel was f*@cking pissed. Because we think this is hilarious, we …

A new ad campaign being run on the DC metro system has sparked a religious throw-down. The ad, which reads, “Why believe in a god? Just be good for goodness’ sake,” has some DC residents so fired up, it’s left them confused. That ad is obscene to me!? I wouldn’t …

War Child the movie debuts in DC this Friday at the E Street Cinema. War Child is the directorial debut of 30 year old Washingtonian C. Karim Chrobog.  It chronicles the life of Emmanuel Jal – Sudanese child soldier turned international hip hop star (he was just up for an …

This headline bummed us out because we thought clip-on ties were making a strong comeback.  Turns out “wireless ties” are way more popular.

Yesterday we posted about the DC City Council’s reported willingness to let bars stay open until 5am during inauguration week.  We gathered our research from both the Washington Post, DCist roundup and the man who lurks in the shadows, Mike Panetta, who happens to be a D.C. Shadow Representative [how …