Matthew Cooper is still feeling it almost 24 hours later. The Atlantic: Bono, Politician I saw U2 last night at FedEx field near Washington, D.C. You had to be awed by the spectacle of the show, the 360 degree video screen and stage set, dubbed the claw, the 90,000 fans …

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 Things overheard at the U2 concert at FedEx Field: "We had to miss Muse because I was writing talking points for my boss … she’s meeting with an Ambassador tomorrow." — girl walking to stadium and explaining her integral role in our democracy to friends …

Coach Mike Gundy Outraged By Meg Whitman’s 28 Years Of Not Voting H/T – The Fix

The H Street Country Club Famous Drink Off The good folks over at the H Street Country Club were nice enough to extend an invitation to a couple of our FamousDC tipsters. Here is their first hand account of the festivities: We were asked to come hang over a few cocktails …

These never get old. POLITICO: Wall Street money rains on Chuck Schumer Wall Street has showered nearly $11 million on the Senate since the beginning of the year, and more than 15 percent of it has gone to a single senator: Democrat Chuck Schumer of New York. Visualize mentally. You’re welcome. RELATED: Lil Frates …

Chris Frates and the cool kids read Jezebel, Randy Barrett doesn’t like the DC who’s-who blather, Daniel de Vise is unimpressed by lawmakers’ Tweets, Christina Bellantoni left the Washington Times to join Josh Marshall at TalkingPointsMemo, Texas Republic celebrated winning the House Softball league,  thankfully Christopher Columbus did not share the same drive …

Is the guy on every billboard in Eastern Kentucky Obama Girl’s new crush? Who introduced Amber Lee Ettinger to Eric C. Conn? So many questions, so little time.

We’re almost there. h/t JoMa

If you’ve got a few minutes to spare, check out Megan’s article from the latest issue of The Atlantic. Her WASPy tales of Nantucket explain why we all pay so much for wedding photographers. Megan McArdle: Why Goldman Always Wins IN THE SUMMER of 2000, David Poor, a direct descendant …

FamousDC wishes Happy Birthday to two people that keep DC Famous: Sean Spicer Ana Marie Cox Now get out there and make some bad decisions!

The Redskins Defense came up big and held on for a win [beat Rams] Obama’s media blitz continues tonight on Letterman [Lynn Sweet] Joe Dub had a long drive back from Vicksburg, Va. [Va Tech wins] Michael Crabtree is still unemployed [$66 million] The San Diego Chargers’ kicker Nate Kaeding looks …

Barack Obama lunched with Bill Clinton, Hans Nichols celebrated a birthday, Chris Cillizza celebrated the arrival of the Almanac, Roll Call released their Fab 50, Thomas Rushford will lead efforts to introduce the Office of the Historian 2.0, Jordan Stoick celebrated a birthday, Heather Holdridge left Care2 to run online for Fenton …

This could be the harshest Deadspin treatment we’ve ever seen, but it comes honest. Deadspin has 21 slides that take us through the painful memories of the season … one picture at a time. Deadspin: The 2009 Washington Nationals: A Season Of Bigger Failure Despite appearances, the New York Mets are …

Amy Walter and John Mercurio give us the latest on the march towards 2010 — including a recap of Hotline’s conversation with the DGA and the RGA.