Taegan Goddard reminds us of one of the funniest all time press releases: It is dated July 19, 1994, and was issued by then-Senator Howell Heflin’s office. That morning, the Senator had been dining in the Capitol with some Alabama reporters, and suddenly felt a sniffle coming on. The reporters …

Abby Phillip shot down several hill flacks with her mile-high story, Kim Oates celebrated a birthday, Garrett Graff’s top 50 list hit the intertubes, Shannon Flaherty joined Teresa, Doug, Matt and Taylor, Amanda Carpenter got a Drudge bomb with her union story, John Pappas and his poker players have been …

This will make Ryan Grim’s day…  [wait for the 2:09 mark] From C-SPAN’s coverage of the U.S. House floor this morning, during floor debate on regulating tobacco products. Rep. Steve Buyer (R-IN): "Too often we should be careful about being cute here on the House floor. So cute means the …

Trying to find a willing Democrat to run for Senate in Kansas is apparently like playing "Where’s Waldo" after three glasses of wine. The Lawrence Journal World reported that someone has posted a classified ad on the Internet Web site Craigslist, seeking a Democrat to run for the U.S. Senate …

Name ID is always good for business. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and her husband, Paul, lost at least $100,000 of their new worth in 2008, but they did manage to increase their liquidity, figuratively speaking, POLITICO’s Kathryn McGarr reports. … In fact, the Pelosi portfolio was buoyed by a …

When you’re an ex President, you pretty much get to do whatever you want. [the big leap] Former President George H.W. Bush is poised to celebrate his 85th birthday by making a parachute jump in Maine, but the weather could dampen his plans. Barbs will watch from the ground.

Reggie Love to whoever would listen at the time: "I did NOT sign up for this sh*t. I thought this job involved playing hoops and eating burgers with the boss." Reports are that Rahm enjoyed the ride. *Photo courtesy of the WH flickr page.

Remember this? For Howard Dean, that clip [which ended is political career] is something he’d like to soon forget, but for others, it’s a classic moment that will be used against him for years to come. Take for example the latest exchange between Dean and Rep. Phil Gingrey, who are …

It’s what we’ve all been waiting for. Congressional Motors just released their seven-way hybrid: ethanol, bio-diesel, electric, clean coal, wind, solar and pedal-powered 2012 Pelosi GTxi SS/RT Sport Edition. It only took $100 billion and an entire Congress to design it. H/t jalopnik via RH

Gov. Huckabee, who’s spends a lot of time on Facebook [or his staff does], is urging people to “friend” VA gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell on Facebook. Bob McDonnell sits at 6,483 fans now on Facebook. He added over 1500 yesterday. Please find 3 friends who are Republicans and have not …

You’ve read the Ryan Grim Famous 5 interview . You’ll (hopefully) buy the book . Now you can attend the book launch: When: Saturday, June 20th at 8:00 p.m. Where: American Legion Post 8 D and 3rd Sts. SE 224 D St SE Pre-orders start to ship around June 15th …

of MSNBC’s massive graphics FAIL this morning. Even the ridiculous backwards checkmark on the ballot is overshadowed by… sigh… the fact that, um, you… used the WRONG STATE.  That’s West Virginia.  Which — spoiler alert — is different than Virginia.  And we hate to pile on here, but you kinda …

Terry McAuliffe paid $7M for a chance to be Virginia’s next governor – and has nothing to show for it.  Meanwhile his consultants are pointing the other direction.  [who wants a refund?] The winner of the Democratic primary for VA Gov was a gentleman called Mr. Deeds. State Sen. Creigh …

From what we gather, it’s a magical romance that started in Iowa and ended up at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.  [pins and needles]

Dear RNC, Cufflinks don’t go on the jacket. Warmly, FDC