Michael Calderone talks with Tony Snow about his move to CNN after leaving the White House: “Make no mistake, I love the folks at Fox,” Snow told me this afternoon, by phone from Spokane, Washington. … “Everybody is going to try and create a Fox and CNN narrative out of …

America’s Future Foundation recently hosted a contest to find the next greatest college blogger.  From their blog: “The purpose of the contest is to encourage original liberty-minded blogger journalism on college campuses and to identify young conservative and libertarian talent who wish to pursue careers as journalists and writers. The …

While Obama campaign staffers work tirelessly to prove that John McCain will be no better than the current President- their boss accidently slipped and admitted this: “You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain,” Obama said during an event in Pennsylvania, as quoted …

The Wall Street Journal branches out in the Rupert Murdoch era and brings us the latest in staffer hook-ups: Jesse Benton, 30, had a serious girlfriend in Washington when he signed up to be communications director for Texas Rep. Ron Paul. That quickly ended when she complained about his being …

Congressman Barney Frank introduces marijuana decriminalization bill Don’t forget about the FREE concert on the mall today.  

The Politico recently featured a story about two political wonks that got hitched, and then opened a restaurant – one that has become increasingly popular. Khalid Pitts and Diane Gross are one-half politicos and one-half new restaurant owners. The newlyweds opened Cork, a wine bar on 14th Street, and they …

Hardly in my opinion, but our friends at RedState aren’t quite convinced it was an “itch.”

GWB to Pope: “Awesome speech.”  Really?  [h/t HotAir]

Does the ‘Motion to Recommit’ keep you on the edge of your seat and your eyes glued to C-SPAN?  Do you even know what a Motion to Recommit [or MTR as the policy wonks call it] is? If you don’t, trust me, you’re not alone … if you do, well, there’s …

UPDATE: Stuff Hill People Like highlight Big Byrd as #13 The Hill newspaper got it wrong today when they reported on Senator Byrd telling his critics to “shut up.” What the editors at one of Capitol Hill’s leading newspapers failed to realize was – the story wasn’t about Byrd telling …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …