Because every good publicity stunt needs a megaphone… Below, an email flying around Republican House offices.  Get down there DAMMIT! “House Democrats are no where to be found.  House Republicans are on the Floor willing and ready to work to lower the price of gas at the pump. … ***Members …

First Mike Allen goes on vacation, then Cillizza and…now Gavin? What the hell is happening to hard-working Washington reporters?

Apparently, working at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has its perks – especially if you enjoy the sauce. According to the Politico:  Roughly 100 employees of the business association ran up an $8,204 tab this week at The Exchange, a sports bar just blocks away from its prime real estate …

brow·beat, brow·beat·en, brow·beat·ing, brow·beats: To intimidate or subjugate by an overbearing manner or domineering speech; bully. Or if you’re Barack Obama – to contemplate a running mate who just so happens to have really creepy eye brows.  [Insert Gov. Tim Kaine]

Rep. Barney Frank, known for his eccentric behavior – is at it again – but this time, he’s working on garnering votes, one puff at a time. Frank wants to give Americans permission to smoke weed. “The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business,” …

Lately, our loyal reader base has requested that we do more clever interviews.  Naturally, we don’t want to disappoint, so we’ve decided to expand our  “Famous 5” section of the site to also include what we hope will be some not-so-typical interviews. We shall call it, Famous 5 Questions.  Brilliant. …

Or so we assume it was her idea.  We’ll give Team McCain credit – it’s sure to be the most talked about web ad of the day – perhaps week. UPDATE: TMZ scoops – and Obama’s camp returns the favor.

After writing the Playbook for 454 consecutive days, Mike Allen is taking a day off.  Cal Ripken would be proud. UPDATE: Jonathan Karl, ABC News senior national security correspondent, is today’s GUEST PLAYBOOKER:

Not good news for the Senator from ANWR. Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), a giant of Senate politics and a legend in Alaska, has been indicted on seven criminal charges. He was not however indicted for wearing ridiculous looking Incredible Hulk ties.

Tomorrow the Hill newspaper will release their oh so popular “Hottest on the Hill Top 50.” Will your very well-kept colleague make the cut? Check back tomorrow to find out.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who was recently profiled by Politico, is apparently not only interested in the current energy crisis, but perhaps even more so enamored with the concept of latitude and longitude. “I have always loved longitude,” Nancy Pelosi says before breaking into laughter. “I love latitude; it’s in the …

Sen. John Kerry hit the campaign trail over the weekend.  Stops included the trash can punch bowl, beer chest and of course, the shot bar. Good for him.  It’s all about the youth vote anyway. h/t TMZ [click for more sweet photos]

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Alright ZZ Top wanna-bes, the contest ends at noon today. Get your pictures over to Captain Chaos. Chris Cooley:Beard contest phase 1 ends Friday Everyone who wants to be included in the beard contest please make sure to get your beard pictures in by July 25th before noon. We will …

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