Alright so we know 3-4 million people are heading to D.C. for Obama’s Inauguration. There will be road closings, parties, balls, and the bars will be open 24/7 New Orleans style. Which parties should you attend? Where is the best place to watch the festivities AND stay warm? FamousDC editors …

In a recent auto bailout hearing, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito started randomly listing off cars her family once owned.  When she got to the one her father often referred to as the “chick magnet,” Rep. Barney Frank injected his thoughts into the debate.  Hilarity ensued. 

Two days ago the name Joseph Cao would not have rung a bell.  Today, he’s the first Vietnamese American to be elected to Congress.  Cao, who defeated some poor dude who used a freezer instead of a bank, came out of nowhere.  But that isn’t stopping the blogger bandwagon from …

Politico’s Arena recently asked its contributors for book recommendations.  Christine Pelosi, daughter of Speaker Pelosi, answered the question, but did she really leave her own mother’s book off of her best read list? … the best political book I read this year was John Grisham’s The Appeal .. Is that …

If you watched MSNBC yesterday for more than 20 seconds, you realized that a lot of folks were spittin’ mad because Gov. Bill Richardson was dealt the short-end of the administration stick.  Instead of being tapped Secretary of State, like some people had hoped he would be, he was named …

Mike Madden is bringing the hilarity today on his Twitter page as he covers the auto bailout hearings. UPDATE 1: An hour into hearing, the Big Three CEOs are still sitting patiently waiting to begin their testimony. I will be here all day. … UPDATE 2: Chris Dodd has taken …

A very sneaky tipster snapped a picture of the following note that was recently left on Tom Daschle’s desk following his Change.gov appearance on YouTube. The note read: Sally Jessy Raphael called, she wants her glasses back. We’ll give it up though; those glasses do make him look pretty snazzy, …

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen recently hung up on President-elect Barack Obama and his COS Rahm Emanuel.  Why?  Because the Florida Congresswoman thought she was being prank called by a radio station. Apparently it was not a prank.  [whoops] We hear Emanuel was f*@cking pissed. Because we think this is hilarious, we …

This headline bummed us out because we thought clip-on ties were making a strong comeback.  Turns out “wireless ties” are way more popular.

Yesterday we posted about the DC City Council’s reported willingness to let bars stay open until 5am during inauguration week.  We gathered our research from both the Washington Post, DCist roundup and the man who lurks in the shadows, Mike Panetta, who happens to be a D.C. Shadow Representative [how …

The [righty] blogosphere is not happy that President-elect Obama bought his wife a gift that turns out not to even exist.  Granted, the invisible gift of non-existence would’ve cost more than most Americans spend on a car, but it’s none of our business how Obama chooses to stimulate the economy. …

Move over Nora, you’re no longer the most popular “Last Call” in DC – at least for today. Because so many important and intellectual political conversations happen between 2-5 am, the DC City Council has announced that “last call” during Inauguration week will likely be lifted – allowing party goers …

Extreme Mortman recently featured his top 10 funniest political quotes of the year.  Below are two of our favorites: John Edwards on cheating on Elizabeth Edwards: “Can I explain to you what happened? First of all it happened during a period after she was in remission from cancer.” Nancy Pelosi …

Michelle Rhee turns DC fame into national fame. She’s been on quite a media tear with a Washingtonian profile, an Atlantic Monthly profile and now the cover of Time Magazine. DCist‘s Kriston Capps tiptoes around calling DC’s Education Czar Michelle Rhee FamousDC: This cover illustrates a couple of interesting phenomenons: …

Everyone ate too much. Plaxico Burress has had better days. Charlie Rangel and Matthew Beck stopped reading papers. Redskins remember Sean Taylor at Fed Ex field. The New York Football Giants crushed the Skins