JoMa reports on why this election cycle has gone to the squirrels.  [oh, we get it… ACORN]  Shoot us.

DC-NY Dinner Party Circuit [douthat] Just in time [Halloween masks] Spread the Wealth [Marx] Read a Book [R-E-A-D] Falling Trees [Tagged] Future Redskin [o & d]

It’s unclear as to whether she sought out the former VP’s advice, but when Dan Quayle speaks – Sarah Palin listens. “I basically said, ‘Look, just be yourself. You were selected by John McCain because of who you are and what you have done,’” Quayle said. “Don’t let them take …

Looks like other sites are trying to make local DC people FAMOUS. From Politico: John McCain has promised, if elected, to make earmark-hunters famous and Garry Trudeau has been following his lead lately, making famous the names of lobbyists who work on McCain’s campaign. Dave Jamieson, writing in The New Republic, …

This year we’ve seen presidential campaigns launched on YouTube, constant campaign updates on Twitter, and VP candidates announced via text mesage. We should have known it would only be a matter of time before DMCA take downs against campaign clips crept up. ArsTechnica: McCain/Palin campaign angry over bogus DMCA takedowns …

These. Fans. Don’t. Vote. Seriously. Reuters: Beastie Boys add dates to Obama tour

By now you’ve read about the problems a certain Congressman is having down in Florida.  You know, the one that involves a charitable donation worth $121,000.  If you have no idea what we’re talking about, we’ve summed it up for you in ten words: congressman Florida mistress affair scandal blumpkin …

Who doesn’t want an NFL MVP to back-up your starting RB? AP: Former MVP Shaun Alexander signs with Redskins Former league MVP Shaun Alexander signed with the Washington Redskins on Tuesday, part of a flurry of roster activity in which the team ditched its punter, shuffled its safeties and displayed …

Well, we’ve seen everything else this campaign season. Why not? Thankfully this should all be over soon.

when a bird doesn’t poop in your mouth.

If you’re good with a knife and have entirely too much time on your hands.  Go here.  h/t Extreme Halloween

If you weren’t fed up enough with Nancy’s new kitchen, now you have one more reason to rage. House Cafeteria Prices to Rise Next Week [Roll Call] Prices in the House cafeterias will soon increase, with most food items costing from 10 percent to 20 percent more – and some …

Revolution [not televised] Economy Tanking [pizza] Metro [flirting]

Are you still looking for a place to watch the final Presidential debate? Check out what ReConstitution 2008 pulled together. Act now, tickets are going quickly. The brainchild of three MIT grads who make up the group SoSoLimited, ReConstitution 2008 is a bipartisan hybrid of video art and performance that …

From our good friend Anne.  Who doesn’t love a little awkward PDA? MGH: We’ve got our eyes on you. Those are the initials of a woman who works in the Dirksen building and who is often, continually, almost always spotted making out in a hallway in the Hart building with …