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Mitt and Dick steal the show
According to folks who have emailed us this morning, Vice President Dick Cheney and former Presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney stole the show last night at the Washington Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Comedy Central’s Mo Rocca apparently bombed. Link: sevenload.com
Hate Thy Neighbor
The political wing of the Democrat House of Reps (DCCC) is accusing the Republican part of cheating – while at the same time, Republican flacks are accusing the Democrats of being delusional. CNN’s Deirdre Walsh has round one: The DCCC, which works to elect House Democrats, filed a complaint with …
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You never even called me by my name
It’s only fitting that native Tennessee Congress[wo]man Marsha Blackburn struggles with her name- much the same as David Allan Coe. ‘In any other office, it wouldn’t sound as strange: ‘OK, let me grab the congressman. Hold on.’ But in this office it does, seeing as how the congressman is Marsha …
What is it with lawmakers and acronyms?
Reps. Peter DeFazio (D-Clever) and Jerry Costello (D-Wordsmith) held a news conference Tuesday to announce that someone on their staff had successfully managed to create yet another legislative acronym. The latest congressional acronym … HANG UP, Halting Airplane Noise to Give Us Peace, which would ban cell phone use on airplanes. Both …
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Agent Zero in Playoff Mode
Gilbert Arenas heads back to his blog to congratulate his team, Final Boss, on a Halo 3 tournament win before talking trash to Lebron and the Cavs. Now that we’re playing those guys again, I think everybody is going to have their eyes on it. Especially since the media is …
Underarm protection under the Dome
On the same day “Stuff Hill People Like” released their latest post [Hill People like loving/hating tourists], ASM notes that it’s apparently not just low-level staffers that hate tourists- even the highest levels of power have recently also showed their disdain. Senate Majority Leader Reid (D-NV) yesterday on the Senate Floor: “Mr. President, …
Rep. Sue Myrick’s “Flair” for the dramatic
Breaking: Moments ago Sue Myrick went WWE on her colleagues and honored Nature Boy Ric Flair on the House Floor, WOOOOO! That’s how you win over your constituency…
The politics of beer
It appears that Barack Obama is not only bitter, but perhaps entirely too sober – at least according to his latest remarks in reference to Hillary’s weekend of shot taking and beer drinking. “Around election time, the candidates can’t do enough. They’ll promise you anything, give you a long list …
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McCain blows off Republican lawmakers, sends in the B Team
Either Old Man McCain was napping or he didn’t feel his meeting with five powerful members of the House of Reps was important enough to attend yesterday. On Monday afternoon, McCain economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin was scheduled to meet with Reps. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), John Campbell (R-Calif.), Kevin …
Free Concert on the Mall Sunday
Way to play Earth Day! The Roots, Gov’t Mule, Toots & the Maytals, Thievery Corporation, Warren Haynes and Umphrey’s McGee are all performing at noon this Sunday for FREE between the Capitol and the Lincoln Memorial. Yes, college kids, someone talked the Feds into letting Gov’t Mule and Thievery Corporation …
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Famously quoteworthy
“I have to get back to work and use my leverage.” — House Speaker Pelosi, speaking at the end of her Thursday news conference with reporters, referring to the political leverage many feel she has gained by delaying the vote on the Colombia Free Trade Agreement until President Bush …