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The Internets never cease to amaze. Palin Child Name Generator Hilarity. h/t SECRET SIMMERINGS

Conventions are over, Congress is back and Brady is out for the season … what do we do now? Thankfully, The D.C. Concierge brings us a  guide for Weekend Septembers in DC: ADAMS MORGAN DAY! – Sunday, September 14th, 11:30am -6:30pm … Join me and thousands of others as we …

Last night, DC celebrities gathered for “Washington’s Funniest Celebrity” contest.  Contestants included Gov. Mike Huckabee, tax man Grover Norquist, CNN’s Jamie McIntyre and Politco’s James Kotecki. After the train wreck concluded, the Judges announced the winner.  Shockingly, the Governor won. According to Yeas and Nays, who were also judges, Kotecki …

FamousDC didn’t think we could make it through another draft this year, especially since our fail first pick is out for the season. But then we hear about this… The Glamazon Diaries: Are You Ready for Some Football? Join us at the Draft Party for the announcement of the 2008 …

Our favorite All-Pro blogging Redskins’ Tight End shows off his breakfast skillz. Captain Chaos Chef Chris Cooley 

Why do white chicks like the McCain/Palin ticket. His answer is part of Politico’s new “Arena” feature.  One which we’re going to have a lot of fun with. “These women voters look at John McCain and they see someone they instinctively trust and have confidence in.” -Madden In short, white …

Marc Ambinder: McCain Campaign Stands Up Palin Truth-Squadding Team The McCain campaign is standing up a truth-squadding operation designed to push what they deem as “smears” about Gov. Sarah Palin out of circulation. … The team, headquartered in Arlington, includes Mark Paoletta, a former chief counsel for the House Energy and …

No Capitol Lounge? HOH: You Are What You Drink. In this contentious election season, Republicans and Democrats don’t just take opposite sides of most policy issues; they’re also split on where to eat, what bars to frequent and what newspaper to read. … The Liaison Capitol Hill, the swanky, recently …

We’re all back at work. We’re drinking coffee instead of champagne. Congress is coming back. We have a stack of expenses to file. We’re buying our own drinks. The Black Eyed Peas are back to doing, well, whatever it is that they do. Here are a few closing thoughts and …

Occasionally here at FDC we find time to check out our site referrals.  It’s important that we know where you folks are coming from – and more importantly, how the hell you ended up here. And while we love all of our visitors, regardless of whether you came from MSNBC …

In case Congressman Adam Putnam was wondering why his talking points showed up a little late the other morning, he now knows why… According to our friend Anne over at the Politico, Brian Schubert, the House Republican Communications Director, came in second two nights ago in a charity poker tournament. …

Ex -NRSC Finance guru Nicole Sexton, recent author of a tell-all fiction book about the ugliness of raising political monies, has been told by her former employers, thanks, but no thanks – and was gently forced to cancel a book signing this week in the Twin Cities. According to Roll …

According to reports out of Florida, Sen. Joe Biden will be spending this entire week in the Sunshine state – but strangely, not dancing around for his running mate Obama. Instead, Uncle Joe will be spend the next few days shooting video jingles, after landing a lucrative endorsement for “The …

We finally caught up with DC media legend Patrick Gavin, editor of one of our favorite blogs, FishbowlDC.  Below are his Famous 5 Questions: 1) You’re constantly updating from various news sources, but what are the three news sites you start your day with? Drudge, Wake Up Call, and Yeas …

The FamousDC Twitter machine will fire up again for the RNC convention.  We had one regular contributor in Denver and we will have two in Minneapolis/Saint Paul.  You can sign up for our alerts here. If you’re heading to the convention and would like to contribute, please email FamousDC–AT–gmail.com We …