It was only a matter of time …. [h/t Anne Schroeder Mullins] NOTE: If this is new to you, go here first, then it’ll make more sense.

Beowolf Porpoiseburg, Rob Riggle’s avatar, reports on the virtual world congressional hearings. [hysterically appropriate]

Because we all wanna know what David Frum is up too… This week, Fred Thompson, Robert Mueller, Tom Ridge, Juan Williams, Marion Barry, Ben Bernanke, Ken Mehlman, Robert Novak, Dana Milbank, Mark Warner, and David Frum were all spotted being various degrees of famous at various places by our spies …

The Politico recently featured McCain press flack Melissa Shuffield on the pages of their site. [press secretary goes extra mile for McCain] NOTE:  Interesting that the Politico chose to use this quote on the right sidebar adjacent to the piece.  “The thing that makes Melissa so appealing to lawmakers is that she has zero interest in self-promotion, …

OK Go lead singer, Damian Kulash Jr., on the op-ed pages of the NY Times discussing net neutrality….only weeks after testifying before House Judiciary Committee GREAT LINE: “I’m flattered, of course, but it makes you wonder if Nancy Pelosi and John Boehner sit around arguing who was listening to Vampire Weekend first.” …

Tough weekend for Mark Penn – lost a client for Burson and off the Clinton campaign Chris Cillizza: Penn Is Out As Chief Strategist Matthew Yglesias: Mark Penn Gone Marc Ambinder: Penn Is Run Out Beth Fouhy: Penn Out As Clinton Senior Strategist K-Lo: Penn, Out (with statement from Maggie …

Senator Clinton’s top aide, Mark Penn, puts on his lobbying hat to meet with Colombian officials and help usher through a trade deal with United States. WHOOPS! Too bad Senator Clinton opposes the deal [You Got Penn-ed] An angry Colombia said on Saturday it ended a contract with a lobbying …

Mark Penn, again knee-high in controversy… [not it] News that Hillary Clinton’s chief strategist, Mark Penn, took a meeting with Columbian officials to talk about ways to advance a free trade deal is at once not surprising, given Penn’s refusal to step down from his position as CEO of Burson-Marsteller. …

Rep. John Boehner has to wear shades. [find out why]

UPDATE: We were duped, notice the date of the post.  Nicely done, Act Blue, nicely done.  Act Blue has apparently given up on America and the American dollar. [dollar gets rolled]. “Noting this trend, we turned a discerning eye on monetary units and realized that by converting your dollars into euros, we …

Capitol Hill staffers aren’t voted into office -nor should they be treated like elected politicians. Most move to Washington because they are true public servants, who actually enjoy the legislative process.  It’s also no mystery that these Capitol Hill staffers make much less than their private sector counterparts. But that hasn’t stopped …

Politico introduces THE HUDDLE From the inaugural edition (Tuesday): Welcome to the first edition of THE HUDDLE – a BlackBerry-friendly, early-morning timesaver distilling what Hulse and David Rogers have filed, what Daly and Stewie are cooking up, and what Roll Call and Politico are breaking. Also today, Politico is launching …

Suite Talk Joann Donnellan leaves WH to start JD Media Vance Taylor (Homeland Security) to Olive, Edwards & Cooper Comcast promotes Kerry Knott and Joseph Waz, Jr. Annette Puente joins Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

Nancy Pelosi: Olympic boycott would be mistake (Friday, March 28, 2008) Nancy Pelosi: President Should Consider Boycotting Olympics’ Opening (Monday, March 31, 2008) You can’t make this stuff up, folks. Any thoughts on what she did this weekend?