And when you’re a Twitter machine people take notice — which doesn’t always yield awesome results.  [don’t tweet your career away]

Video courtesy of C-SPAN: President Obama was the keynote speaker at the 2009 Radio and TV Correspondents’ Dinner. Presidents traditionally poke fun at themselves, their administration and the journalists who cover Washington. This video includes President Obama’s entire remarks from the dinner.

Maureen Dowd gave her eye Dr (Jay Klessman) a NY Times shout-out, Mike O’Brien got the President’s reg reform online – FAST, Sen. Dianne Feinstein canceled Heather Podesta’s "first course" lunch, Sean Donahue brought the ‘Citizen’s Briefing Book’ to the pages of Roll Call, Ensign didn’t show up to pitch …

We stumbled upon this list via SciWonk and figured in the spirit of this weeks shenanigans on Capitol Hill, it was worth sharing. Advice for Lobbyists: 1. Do NOT touch your Blackberry when you are meeting with me. 2. Don’t schedule a meeting with me without confirming. 3. Don’t openly …

Sen. Ensign allegedly having an affair with a married staffer is interesting but in the grand scheme of politician sex scandals, let’s be honest, it’s pretty tame and barely cracks our top 10 list. Which brings us to…. (drum roll please …) The Top 10 Political Sex Scandals of the …

The wait to get a seat at an important congressional hearing can last days, but big time lobbyists have found a loophole: they’re paying to have the homeless hold their places. Jason Bellini reports in this video column for The Daily Beast. Outrage! As if we needed another reason to …

The losing streak is over. For the first time in eight years, Democratic lawmakers were able to defeat Republicans in the annual Roll Call Congressional Baseball game.  [pounding] Final score: 15-10 Highlights included, but were not limited to: Thad McCotter sprinting to first – only to get taken out for …

Republicans vs. Democrats Members of Congress playing baseball Staffers drinking on a school night Yep, this sounds like a great opportunity for live Twitter updates. A few FamousDC editors are sending real time updates from the baseball game. You can check it out here: www.twitter.com/FamousDC

For those of you wondering if Obama Girl got work post election, worry no more. Amber Lee Ettinger, the young woman who became an Internet sensation by writhing in her bikini and lip-synching "I’ve got a crush on Obama" during the 2008 presidential election, has got a new gig. And, …

Barry Bostwick as Sen. John Ensign in Lifetime Movie Of The Week: "Senatorial Courtesy" UPDATE: A reader thinks this one might be better.

Erik Brady:‘The American way’: Sports hire lobbyists for Capitol Hill clout "That is what it is," Watts says. "I don’t think you’ll find any government affairs shop that believes they’re overpaid."

We understand that being a staffer on Capitol Hill means that you’re more important than everyone else, and while we hate to pile on after the whistle, what you’re about to read is the definition of terrible bedside manner … If you want to score a meeting with Rep. Jim …

Why are we buying companies losing money by the minute? We want these. Diatribes by Joah President Obama: 5 Companies US Taxpayers Would Like to Own President Obama, We wanted to write you and see if you would consider buying into some American companies that we think would be sounder …

New York Post’s Kyle Smith: Life Inside the Media Bubbles "In this town," Fox News’ Bill Sammon said yesterday of DC, "everything is political." Town? Try nation.

Headline of the Day via Gawker:  [brilliant] CNN Debates Twitter’s Relevance While Ignoring Important World Events Being Reported On Twitter Over the weekend CNN was blasted for their lack of coverage regarding the Iranian election.  And perhaps rightfully so. Over the weekend CNN’s Howard Kurtz asked America the burning question, …