If a government shuts down in the woods and no one’s there to hear it, does that mean Nader is President? Below are the Top 10 Things to Do When the Government Shuts Down: 10. Find another way to check email that doesn’t involve your government owned blackberry 9. Realize …

Short on cash? Need some fundage for happy hour? Then you might need a … FURLOAN! Roll Call: Hill Credit Union Offers ‘Furlough Loans’ to Staff The Congressional Federal Credit Union is offering “furlough loans” to staffers who will be out of work if the government shuts down Friday. The …

If you’re a Member of Congress, this wouldn’t be your favorite headline. Amid shutdown drama, Rep. Brown invites lawmakers on a boutique shopping trip With a government shutdown looming, Capitol Hill was a pretty serious place on Wednesday afternoon. But for Rep. Corrine Brown (D-Fla.), what better way to ease …

Truth. h/t Eric Wilson via SarahBarfield

…And every comedian on planet earth would rejoice.  [one could hope] Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura says he would consider becoming Ron Paul’s running mate — but only if the congressman runs for president on the Libertarian ticket. Important to note: There’s no indication that Paul has spoken to Ventura, …

Sometimes you’ve got to be creative. [TPM] Tim Pawlenty: “I think what the younger voters have figured out is that this is a broken relationship. He made soaring promises and grand expectations. He’s broken those promises,” he told the crowd of students. “If this was a Lady Gaga song, the …

Last time Barack Obama took a run at the White House, he promised his daughters a dog. Does 2012 come with the same kind of promise? PARADE: One of our readers said that she wanted to know from you “Have you discussed with Mr. Obama his plans to run for …

It’s no mystery that we’re big fans of Rep. Weiner, so when we saw him battling Rep. Jenkins yesterday on Twitter, we had to post the back and forth. The argument began when Rep. Jenkins poked fun at Weiner because of his failure to update the contact information on his …

The Radio & Television Correspondents’ Association held its 67th black-tie dinner at the Washington Convention Center last night. [but with a new name: 1st Annual Congressional Correspondents’ Dinner] Highlights via Playbook: Video of the entertainer, Larry Wilmore, “senior black correspondent” for “The Daily Show” ABC’s Jonathan Karl was awarded the …

The answer is … five police cars and six trucks. This video is worth the watch. Something tells us the young lady starring in the video might want take backs.

FamousDC presents: Writing for Search Engine Optimization (SEO) 101 POLITICO: The Justin Bierbers of politics What a headline! We wonder what Michael Jackson, Tiger Woods, Rebecca Black, Matt Drudge, Brad Pitt, Anthony Weiner and Lindsay Lohan think about this. But haven’t we seen this before? Huffington Post: What Time Does …

Members of Congress have immunity from many routine parking tickets in the District of Columbia, but that doesn’t mean they can’t try to rack up fines. According to a Roll Call survey of vehicles parked on Capitol Hill and at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, as of mid-March, lawmakers were …

Jim Manley, left, and Rodell Mollineau, retired press aides to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., share a laugh during a going away party for former Roll Call editor Erin Billings, at Johnny’s Half Shell on Capitol Hill, March 24, 2011.

Keeping a mime locked up in a closet is one thing, but a reporter?  Come on, man. REPORTER CONFINED IN CLOSET DURING BIDEN FUNDRAISER Sat March 26 2011 17:04:37 EDT Staffers with Vice President Joe Biden confined an ORLANDO SENTINEL reporter in a closet this week to keep him from …

Ed Harris is slated to play Sen. John McCain in the screen adaption of the book Game Change. Which got us thinking…who will play McCain’s campaign manager/chief strategist Steve Schmidt? We wouldn’t be surprised if you see one of the below three take on the role. If you have other …