Here’s an exclusive look at the Obama Transition Team’s Holiday card at Santa’s expense.

Jordy Yager: Longworth building temporarily evacuated  The Longworth House Office Building was evacuated Thursday afternoon after a steam pipe malfunctioned on the fifth floor.

If your league is like mine, you’re in the second round of the playoffs where the next two games are combined.  This means it’s down to the wire and you need fantasy miracles that would dwarf the virgin birth of Jesus H. Christ. In one of my leagues (yes, I …

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Twas the Night Before Christmas Twas the night before the Christmas, when all through the White House, Mrs. Bush was stirring, as she looked for her spouse. The boxes were packed, except for a few, As George hid in the study, wondering what next he should do. And while W’s …

Cooley Zone: Congrats to Redskins Pro Bowlers

Besides milking cows and shucking corn, we have no idea what the Secretary of Agriculture does; but if also involves honey jars, or picnic baskets, former Iowa Gov. Vilsack is definitely the perfect fit. h/t tloz & JS

Oh, how the times are a changin’ … “Days after” the election, incoming WH CoS Rahm Emanuel “was pushing” Blagojevich’s admin. to name Valerie Jarrett as Obama’s successor, and “also pressed that it be done by a certain deadline” (Chicago Sun-Times). “Days after” the election, incoming WH CoS Karl Rove …

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Drum roll please … And the “You Could See This Coming From A Mile Away” award goes to …  If only people would listen to us.

If he thought he was unpopular yesterday, wait until New York Governor Paterson sees the polls tomorrow. Yesterday, Paterson unveiled his latest budget – a proposal that included tax hikes on literally everything.  Just a few of the items being taxed:  Smokes, cabs, hookers, booze, ice picks, movie tickets, Chihuahua …

We here at FDC are done with this whole “run FamousDC for fun” thing. We’ve decided to run for Congress. You see, we always thought being a Member of Congress involved never ending fund raising, weekly air travel in coach and lots of kissing babies. Instead it looks like you …

You’ll need to start wrapping up your really important conversations around 3:30 a.m. during inauguration week. WaPo: Inaugural ‘Last Call’ Moved Up D.C. bars and nightclubs will be allowed to serve alcohol until 4 a.m., not 5 a.m., during inauguration week after the D.C. Council voted last night to modestly …

If you’re a Capitol Hill staffer looking to trot your friends, family or any other visitor through the newly constructed trillion dollar Capitol Visitor Center (CVC), unfortunately that’s not going to happen – unless you’ve graduated from CVC tour school. As one tipster tells FDC, staffers are being forced to …

Here’s today’s Craigslist DC want ad of the day. Wanted: over the door shoe rack Bush, looking to start a collection.