In the spirit of redundancy, we’re offering folks a pre-written goodbye letter that they can pass along to friends and colleagues.  We’re offering this free service because of the influx of very long goodbye notes we’ve recently received in our inbox.   And while we certainly appreciate each and every email, …

 …giving Boehner a run for his money.

We have no official word as to why, but Speaker Pelosi’s Kitty Cam video has been taken down from YouTube.   The message, “this video has been removed due to terms of use violation” appears when you attempt to play the video. This is truly a sad day in American politics.  …

Veisalgia:  The formal name for a hangov­er.  Veisalgia, from the Norwegian word for “uneasiness following debauchery” (kveis) and the Greek word for “pain” (algia) — an appropriate title considering the uncomfortable symptoms Congress plans on experiencing the day after the inauguration. Matter of fact, hangovers are expected to be so …

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National Geographic: On Board Air Force One and On Board Marine One As the nation prepares for the historic inauguration on January 20, 2009, the Presidential Airlift Group (PAG) also prepares for the momentous transition. In a single day, one man will take the reins as U.S. president for the …

Yesterday, we were the first to bring you Nancy Pelosi’s “Kitty Cam.”  And while we still think it’s the creepiest thing we’ve ever seen, the concept worked.  Proof is in the attention the video has garnered in the past 12 hours. According to the Hill: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) …

Is YouTube Ruining American Politics?  Speaker Pelosi Releases Strange Video Starring Stray Cats We have no idea what the hell this video is about, but if it’s any indication as to how Speaker Nancy Pelosi plans on spending the next two years, we’re stoked. Who doesn’t love kitty litter? Note:  …

The Fix sums up the situation in baseball terms for the rest of us: Chris Cillizza: If you’re scoring at home: Roland Burris 1, Barack Obama/Harry Reid/Senate Dems 0 Welcome to the Department of Mixed Messages Harry Reid: Burris won’t be seated (12/30/2008) “It is truly regrettable that despite requests …

NY Daily News: Hotties of the Obama Cabinet 1) Barack Obama 2) Sanjay Gupta 3) Rahm Emanuel (really?) 4) Arne Duncan 5) Timothy Geithner 6) Shaun Donovan 7) Peter Orszag 8) Eric Holder 9) Steve Chu 10) Jon Favreau Sadly, there was no mention of this list in Rahm’s inbox.

PJ O’Rourke: A New Circus Comes to Town Barack Obama is not a P.T. Barnum of the Washington Big Top. The real P.T. Barnum had a side-show attraction where a lamb, a wolf, a leopard, and a lion had been trained to stay with each other in one cage. Asked …

Will this get the attention of Robert Gibbs? The New York Times publicly whines Obama hasn’t dropped by to kiss their ring. Alexander Burns: NYT reporter warns of one-term Obama Assistant managing editor Rick Berke, who moderated the panel, noted that Obama had already departed from Bush’s precedent in one …

New York Times: Hoops Fans Can’t Wait for Obama to Take Office

Fishbowl has the blow by blow, which includes a blushing Chuck Todd and a very dapper Jake Tapper. Shout outs to Jake Tapper, Mike Allen, Ken Herman, Ann Compton. … “We have been through a lot together.” … “I see some new faces, which goes to show there’s some turnover …

Does Juwan Howard owe Luke Russert money?