The Fix: Why Joe Lieberman (still) rules the political world

Reid Wilson: Tuesday’s Starting Lineup The DailyKos founder sent the DC press corps into spasms last night with 2 tweets signaling his dissatisfaction with health care legislation. "Insurance companies win. Time to kill this monstrosity coming out of the Senate," he wrote. Minutes later: "Bye bye, [Senate Maj. Leader Harry] …

Jake Tapper After meeting w/a clowder of "fat cats" (bank execs) yesterday, POTUS will try to "herd cats" (senators) on #hcr today http://bit.ly/5CQDZN

Does Chris Cillizza have all of these retirement stories already teed up? Man, he’s fast. The Fix: Bart Gordon to Retire Tennessee Rep. Bart Gordon will not seek re-election in 2010, becoming the fourth Democrat sitting in a swing district to retire in the last several weeks. UPDATE : Josh …

Holiday party season is in full swing, things are still going poorly for Tiger Woods, Tommy McFLY is now following us on Twitter, most everyone partied late at the W  Hotel for the QGA bash, Matthew Gagnon celebrated a birthday, “Who got the Pulse, baby? , Alan Grayson is doing …

Things done changed. Chris Cillizza: Friday Governors Line: Change is the new normal It’s been nearly two months since our last governor’s Line and to quote the Notorious B.I.G. (aka Biggie Smalls) things done changed. See, politics can be fun.

Roll Call’s Keith Koffler: Obama Weighs War and Peace in Oslo In strikingly tough-minded language, President Barack Obama accepted the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Thursday, mixing a call for peace and idealism with a stark reminder that he commands the U.S. military and that war is sometimes necessary.

WaPo’s DeNeen L. Brown: Single-minded success Helena Andrews is 29, single, living in D.C., and might be the star of a black "Sex and the City" — stylish, beautiful and a writer desperately in search of love in the city. … Andrews’s life appears charmed: The film rights for her …

Even boozing can be political… During [yesterday’s] WH meeting with cong. leaders, Obama said he saw House Min. Leader John Boehner "drinking egg nog" at this week’s cong. holiday party. Boehner responded: "I was drinking wine". [pool report] h/t Last Call

In most instances, something like this would be deemed unfair.  In DC, we call this Wednesday… Nearly $6 million in stimulus money was paid to two firms run by Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton’s pollster in 2008. Federal records show that $5.97 million from the $787 billion stimulus helped preserve three …

There’s nothing more legit than quoting TMZ. Tiger Woods has officially been declared unfit for Congress — a California lawmaker is abandoning his plan to give Woods the highest Congressional award for a civilian in the wake of Tiger’s scandal. [capitol punishment] Besides the 10 or so ladies intimately familiar …

Applications for this job will pour in. Football Head Coach for Lingerie Football League We are looking to Hire a Head Coach for the Nashville Lingerie Football Team. Sounds like a tough job. To coach and manage team. Travel and attend all games. Report to Team Manager, Tryout Players, and …

According to Roll Call, "Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) has hired reporter Jonathan Allen to run her growing leadership political action committee." [PAC man] Allen worked most recently at Politico after spending time at Congressional Quarterly.

Are you not into the Monday Night Football game tonight between Green Bay and Baltimore? Would you rather listen to Arcade Fire or discuss politics instead of watch sports? Are you looking for a good reason to grab a beer after work today? We’ve got your fix. Go check out …

Saturday Night Live’s opening skit lampooned the Famous White House party crashers. We can’t stop watching either.