On Tuesday, November 2, the American people had their say. On Thursday, November 18, Republican staff on Capitol Hill will have their turn. Making the Lounge Right 11.18.10 Republicans want you to join them for one final get-out-the-vote effort that’s been long overdue – taking back the Lounge. Come out …

Have fun at FedEx tonight. And let’s see who is dragging into the office on Tuesday morning.

As only National Geographic can do it. H/T SEC fan Skye Earls

Closet Alabama fan? Weekly Standard’s Fred Barnes: Crimson Tide Alabama goes very, very red To say the politics of Alabama have changed doesn’t quite capture it. The wildest dreams of Republicans have come true. They won everything in the November 2 elections: all statewide offices from top to bottom, both …

Changing your car’s clock is hard, Tommy McFly 2012, cute DC pets, Mary Katharine Ham is bi-partisan, “John”, China’s Census, Gmail killer, Soros 2012, #CapFoodFight, Matt Lauer doesn’t care about Kanye West, Brazil, ask David Drucker how many Twitter followers Roll Call has,  David Gregory rocked 30 Rock, Miller’s time …

Read what Facebook’s Adam Connor calls “the greatest article ever written” New York Times Jeremy W. Peters: The Onion Strikes Comic Gold With Biden Spoofs Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. has never smashed a Whac-A-Mole game in a drunken fit. He has never invoked Freedom of Information laws to …

FamousDC applauds all Marine Corps Marathon participants. But one story really stuck with us. Meet two-time Marine Corps Marathon finisher (and FamousDC fan) Fred Miller. One Step at A Time One step at a time: it’s a cliché often used to tackle complex projects and it’s also literally used to …

Yes, we realize we just wrapped up another election, but 2012 is already upon us! And we’re jumping on the Alvin Greene bandwagon early: ALVIN GREENE 2012! Is the purchase of action figures considered a campaign donation? POLITICO’s Kasie Hunt: Alvin Greene mulls presidential bid Alvin Greene might run for …

The Hill: Pelosi to throw reception to celebrate ‘accomplishments’ of Dem Congress

ABC News Rick Klein reports: Gov. George Pataki ‘Looking at’ Run for President; Peekskill ‘Twice the Size of Wasilla’ But that ain’t the real news. Start watching about 8:22 in. Pataki finishes up talking about “stimulating the economy” and then refers to the Gentleman from Ohio as Leader Boner.

McFly 2012! @TommyMcFly Just gave two weeks at MIX 107.3 – It’s been a great 4 years!!! My next adventure starts soon, but don’t worry I’m not leaving Washington 🙂

Erin McPike: Busting Out of the Gate: The Announcement Primer Four years ago, the combination of a depressed GOP and a revved-up Democratic Party engrossed in Obamamania made for a number of disappointing presidential launches. Other than former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney’s mid-February speech at the Henry Ford Museum in …

Marc Ambinder: I Am a Blogger No Longer I will not miss the naval-gazing, though I don’t think I will be able to entirely escape its allure, as I plan to continue to write short posts at National Journal on occasion and will Tweet to my heart’s content. (@marcambinder).  I …

Adam Sharp (@SharpDC) is leaving C-SPAN for Twitter, there was an election, Election Night went wired, John Boehner wants to drink Merlot with Barack Obama, Mike Madden attended the POLITICO party, National Journal relaunched, CQ-Roll Call relaunched, Keith Olbermann broke a few rules, Cam Newton loves cash money, Taylor West …