Meghan McCain, your favorite Blogette, has a gnarly song of the day.

 ….And more importantly, Pat Gavin gets a Drudge link. Pelosi: 100% Barack’s Gonna Win

Washington Redskin Chris Cooley, who helps his fans with their NFL picks of the week, had to consult an expert this week. And just who was that expert?  Below the jump is the answer.

If you’re running for U.S. Senate and interested in moving your numbers in the wrong direction, you might consider taking the “Slattery” approach to cutting your campaign ads. In what might be the most bizarre campaign ad of our lifetime, long shot hopefully Jim Slattery took a very unusual method …

Ever heard of Philo Farnsworth?  You probably haven’t because he had a terrible PR agent.  But for some of you, he might be the most important person you’ve never heard of.  He’s the dude that invented the television. What about Jessica Cutler?  Have you ever heard of her?  She’s not …

Somewhere in America there’s a socially awkward college drop out living in mom’s basement with entirely too much time on their hands. And we couldn’t be happier about it. Palin as President Be sure to click on the door three times in a row – then click on the deer.

Earlier we posted a flattering picture of McFrankenstein, then a bit later, Marc Ambinder, a Harvard graduate and National Journal associate editor, posted the same thing.  In our opinion, that makes us wicked smart.

October of an election year on Capitol Hill means one of two things if you’re a staffer. You’re either deployed to a congressional district in hopes of picking up some scattered ass and a few votes, or two, you stick around town, with most of your time dominated by social …

We’d offer a caption contest, but we’re not quite sure that’d be fair. h/t Oddly Enough

His Extremeness brings up an excellent point … while the presidential candidates spend all of their time talking about about some plumber named Joe, the real concern is what ever happened to Bob the Builder?   And was ACORN able to get him registered to vote?

A loyal reader with too much time on their hands, recently pointed out that “embattled” [we’ve always wanted to use that word] Rep. Tim Mahoney made a statement earlier this year that being a congressman wasn’t the “greatest job he’s ever had.”  Brilliant. Well, now that he’s been under fire …

JoMa reports on why this election cycle has gone to the squirrels.  [oh, we get it… ACORN]  Shoot us.

It’s unclear as to whether she sought out the former VP’s advice, but when Dan Quayle speaks – Sarah Palin listens. “I basically said, ‘Look, just be yourself. You were selected by John McCain because of who you are and what you have done,’” Quayle said. “Don’t let them take …

Looks like other sites are trying to make local DC people FAMOUS. From Politico: John McCain has promised, if elected, to make earmark-hunters famous and Garry Trudeau has been following his lead lately, making famous the names of lobbyists who work on McCain’s campaign. Dave Jamieson, writing in The New Republic, …

By now you’ve read about the problems a certain Congressman is having down in Florida.  You know, the one that involves a charitable donation worth $121,000.  If you have no idea what we’re talking about, we’ve summed it up for you in ten words: congressman Florida mistress affair scandal blumpkin …