FamousDC presents … our Democracy in action Tory Newmyer and Jackie Kucinich: Towns Walks on Thin Caucus Ice Oversight and Government Reform Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-N.Y.) is facing heat from up and down the Democratic ladder after locking Republicans out of his committee room this week in an ongoing spat …

Patrick McHenry may think he’s clever by playing Wii with Patrick Gavin , but Reps Kucinich and LaTourette just one-upped him. Congressmen Dennis Kucinich and Steve LaTourette appeared on the "Jay Leno Show" last night in a D.L. Hughley segment about finding common ground. In order to move forward with …

We want to be them.  They look so happy. h/t Car Boy

Look out Aaron Schock. [abs] “When I saw Paul Ryan — man, he’s gotten in great shape. He doesn’t have a six-pack; he’s got, like, a 12-pack,” Brady, a Texas Republican, says of his fellow GOP-er, who hails from Wisconsin. Something about grown men gawking at each other in the …

The only thing louder than Rep. Grayson — his wardrobe in today’s Science and Tech markup.

If you’re in politics and spent four, five or six years of your life graduating from college – you wasted your time. McCain campaign manager Steve Schmidt and David Plouffe, his counterpart on the Obama campaign, are teaming up to develop a political communications center at the University of Delaware. …

So, the HOPE poster guy admitted he used an AP image to create his little masterpiece, which means the AP will likely get a nice little paycheck from him sometime soon. And we guess that means they can use that money to fund critical interviews like this one they did …

Marc Ambinder sums it up. If the White House can reach out to the Iranians and North Koreans, for gosh sakes, they can talk to Shepard Smith. Marc obviously doesn’t take into consideration that Shep is an Ole Miss fan.

Congressional Groundhog Day? Jake Sherman: Hoyer: Blame the Senate for our light workload (10/20/09) The House’s work week was first brought up last month in a POLITICO story , when Democrats justified the schedule because they said they were working hard in committees on passing a health care overhaul bill. …

We simply can’t stop watching this. They look a little nervous at the beginning – as if they’re waiting for someone to call their bluff. To their credit, they all worked together and stayed on message when Eric Wohlschlegel, the real Chamber of Commerce spokesman, entered the room. Can you …

Rep. Gregg Harper (R-MS), in an interview with Politico, on his participation in the Congressional Sportsmen Caucus. "We hunt liberal, tree-hugging Democrats, although it does seem like a waste of good ammunition." What are we thinking, 20 gauge? via Taegan

We’ve got some bad news for Senators who don’t enjoy reading. Senate Finance Committee members have been notified that the committee’s health reform bill was filed today. S. 1796 weighs in at 1,502 pages, according to a Senate Republican leadership source. [speed reading] The takeaway: 1. It’s 1501 pages longer …

Marc Ambinder adds to his Christmas Card list his top 13 Most Powerful People in DC to complement GQ’s list. The Atlantic: Who Should Have Been On GQ’s Top 50 In DC Yes, this was a stretch, but we’ve been working all day to find a way to link back …

Rep. Alan Grayson (D-quickly) makes his Auto-Tune the News debut.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has fallen victim to a hacker. Someone sent out a fake press release from the Chamber saying they had switched their position on climate change. You can view the fake page here (before it is taken down). At least one news organization “fell for it.” …