It’s August, everyone is vacation, Congress is gone (at least the Senate and half the House), it is hotter than hell outside, and CODELs are once again the new black. Basically, nobody is working and web traffic slows to a halt… Well, unless your Patrick Gavin and you release your …

FamousDC has decided to get off the sidelines during this historic election. We’re ready to endorse a candidate… See more Paris Hilton videos at Funny or Die

No, seriously – he does.

City Mouse vs. Country Mouse [Missouri] Niche is the new black [WASHWORDS Bush Ain’t One [99 problems] Only show in town [drill] They rocked [Coldplay] Working [cole mine]

Some people wait an entire career for an opportunity to use this line…and this guy A.) totally beat us to it; and B.) got Drudge to banner it! “I will say this, I AM NOT A SCIENTIST, but in my view that was unnecessary,” said Darryl Seibel. Genius.  Find out what he was …

If you do, head over and learn about the details of FishbowlDC’s annual “Hottest Media Types” contest.  And trust us, it’s worth a look. We’ve burned the midnight oil rummaging through all of your nominations (1,000+ at last count), tracking down photos, assessing your hotness and laughing our butts off …

Maybe you should be a little nicer to that press secretary in your office. You know, the one that always seems to come in the meetings at the last second and then gets his name quoted next to some zinger in HOH. Yep, that guy. Looks like if he plays …

FamousDC sends birthday wishes to our good buddy over at Oddly Enough.

Juniper Lane recently won the contest to open up for Coldplay and they rocked! Also, Vivion Smith was spotted in the cheap seats with fans taking pictures and signing autographs. Good for them…Coldplay followed suit and played their last two songs before the encore from the cheap seats.

Have you ever been to a Nats game and gotten those extra special chicken fingers?  You know, the ones that cost $180.50? If you haven’t, see why you’re missing out.

From our friends at FishbowlDC: Boy, this has been a rough few months for Washington’s journalism community: Bob Novak is retiring, thanks to a dire prognosis of his brain tumor. Our thoughts are with him. Our thoughts are also with Mr. Novak and his family. UPDATE: This explain a lot…

Five things never to do to your car [CNN] Up in the Polls [media ratings] McCain Vetting [Cantor] Socialism [IBD]

John McCain might be rolling around on a fully loaded Straight Talk Express bus this election cycle, but Team Obama raised the bar when it comes to transportation accessories. Check out the fine detail work on his airplane seats. Did your $25 contribution go to one of these [more pics …

A few Republicans, according to reports, are going back to a camera-less, mic-less House floor to protest Congress leaving for summer vacation without passing energy legislation. From an email forwarded to FDC: On Monday, August 4th, Republican Members of Congress (who are going to be in DC) will meet on …

With Brokaw flailing at MTP, does George smell blood in the water? Whatever provoked it, the former Clinton staffer drilled Speaker Pelosi for 8 minutes on energy policy today on “This Week.”