How many Capitol Hill press flacks that despise Twitter, will forward Chris Cillizza’s latest column to their boss? SUBJECT: Twitter is not your friend. No doubt any number of your colleagues have urged you to begin Twittering — sending your thoughts on life, the universe and everything out to the …

There’s good ways to drive traffic to your blog, then there’s this.  [awful timing] UPDATE I: Ruffini calls it "link bait" UPDATE II: Two readers claim Mary Katherine Ham should be on the list. UPDATE III: Ann Coulter is neither "new" or "media." UPDATE IV: Upon further review, this list …

Emily Miller, the former DeLay spokesperson, who’s afraid of nobody, recently laid some smack down on Kevin Spacey – who is playing Jack Abramoff in the movie “Casino Jack.” According to reports, Abramoff blames Miller for the reason he’s in prison.  [ignore the fact that he’s a criminal].  Miller, who …

We’ve seen this talking point regurgitated 35,000 times on Twitter and can’t for the life of us figure out why it’s relevant: "Cheney and Pelosi Have Poor Ratings in Common." [please get new talking points] It’s like asking who do you like better, Jon or Kate?

Chris Bowlin is setting up shop in the Senate, Playboy stepped in it with their hate f*** list (big time), Jennifer Crider is now part-time political director and part time hedge-clipper, Jordan Stoick is now a daddy, La Loma had a huge tree fall in front of the restaurant — …

At this point it’s easier to list the “czars” that Obama hasn’t appointed. [make.it.stop] Unnamed Czars Czar of Water/Wake boarding Czar of Salad Bar Sneeze Guard Manufacturers Czar of Instant Mashed Potato Products Czar of Dried up Fishing Holes Czar of the Dakotas Czar to the Stars Czar of the …

Virginia Foxx, who’s been known for inserting the occasional foot in the mouth , does not have patience for employees who follow in her footsteps. Proof: Her scheduler recently posted this message via her gmail status, “Office beers. on taxpayer time. you’re welcome, fightin 5th district.” [honest and transparent] Officially …

Hotline on Call: Double Duty: Crider To Pelosi (June 3, 2009) Speaker Nancy Pelosi has named Jennifer Crider , until recently DCCC comm. dir., her political dir. Crider will be responsible for political communications and strategy work on behalf of members and House candidates, according to a release. FamousDC: DCCC: …

A tipster spotted this in a stack of international mail:

We thought you meant… um… A good old fashioned headline war is one thing. Completely opposite takes on something as banal as a Congressional agenda are a bit different. Yet that’s what avid hill rag readers got yesterday morning, courtesy of The Hill and CQToday, both of which took a …

Sometimes Nora and team nail one and then you have to spend the afternoon cleaning up coffee off your keyboard. Yes, we drink coffee through the afternoon. Try it. From yesterday’s Last Call: SWIZZLE STICKS • Sen. Jeff Sessions came out of his office today and predicted that America is …

Washington Independent: Tom Tancredo Staffer Pleads Guilty to Karate-Chopping Black Woman We love the legal brief: "…defendant was walking down the street making offensive remarks when he encountered the complaintant…" Really? That casual? Can’t you just visualize it? "I’m just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…just <making offensive remarks> in the rain…"

This may help explain it:

Here’s something to think about on this Tuesday afternoon: Deadspin : David Ortiz Is Still Worth More Than General Motors RELATED : Bill Simmons: When great ones go, it might hurt us more than it does them.

Who am I? I made millions off of General Motors. My kids attend private school. Hollywood loves me. You make the call: Ken Lay Dick Cheney Hillary Clinton Jack Abramoff Michael Moore Alright, we all see where this is going. Michael Moore jump-started his career on the back of GM …