White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs explains that he has not been briefed on whether or not there are the existence of UFOs.

John Pappas doubled down on Politico Playbook, Roll Call Group bought CQ, Jonathan Weisman cut his way off the White House Christmas Card list,  John Hawkins is the hardest working man on the internet, Secretary Chu launched DOE 2.0, Emily Miller hearts SJL, the House Energy and Commerce Committee got …

C-SPAN has video of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on why the White House blocks Twitter.

and no one is around to hear him, does he make a sound?

While the blogosphere engages in yet another pissing match, this time over whether or not Obama’s "stupid" comment was stupid or not, there is good news on the horizon – for those of you who still enjoy that sort of thing.  [if I didn’t read it, it didn’t happen…]

Dear Chairman Steele, For $20,000 you can buy the damn plane. [Steele charters plane for nearly $20K] Hugs, Reality

Minutes after announcing a budget deal and billions of dollars in program cuts, CA Governor Schwarzenegger sent out a ridiculously strange knife-wielding tweet. The official response: "I don’t know why he is holding a knife" — CA Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s (R) spokesperson h/t Last Call via KABC UPDATE: That’s not …

Good artists create, great artists steal, right?  [mirror image] Castellanos, a consultant to the Republican National Committee, offered poll-tested language that the party could use to kill President Obama’s health-care legislation in Congress. "If we slow this sausage-making process down, we can defeat it," he reasoned. RNC Chairman Michael Steele …

We know a few members of Congress that could benefit from this kind of iPhone application.  [drinking and driving]

Sometimes you have to call it how you see it… [Rep. Michele] Bachmann appeared in the chamber sporting a sleeveless top with bold trim along the neckline, which, in the buttoned-up world of Congress, would be noteworthy enough. But here’s the eyebrow-raising part: The top appeared to be the exact …

"I think I have the perfect antidote, Mr. Chairman, to teenage pregnancy. Require every teenager to sit through one of these markups. If that doesn’t put you in a nonsexual, noninteractive mood, nothing will" — Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), apparently turned off by health care debate. [Yeas & Nays] h/t …

Meet Chuck.  [primary time] State Senator Chuck Purgason told the KY3 Political Notebook Monday night that he’ll officially launch his campaign for U.S. Senate this Thursday, setting up a GOP primary match-up against Congressman Roy Blunt. Although we’re huge fans, one issue that Mr. Purgason has working against him [besides …

In an effort to put paper phone books completely out of business, National Journal – in collaboration with Jive – JESS3 and New Media Strategies has launched an interactive professional online network called 3121. [3121 is the phone extension of the Capitol switchboard] In a nutshell, 3121 is a dynamic …

Here’s some Orwell to enjoy with your Longworth lunch break. We often forget how good he is: Since you don’t know what Fascism is, how can you struggle against Fascism? One need not swallow such absurdities as this, but one ought to recognize that the present political chaos is connected …

US Government bails out General Motors and Chrysler with $17 Billion loan Ex-GM CEO Wagoner retires with $8.6 million Rattner Resigns as Obama’s Point Man on the Auto Industry After Six Months Rattner, Former Auto Task Force Head, Seeks Plea Deal Mercedes, Lexus top ranking of U.S. dealerships Lawmaking is …