Nicole Daigle needs to be surrounded by friends and family Saturday night as the Tide rolls through Death Valley, PSA: if you are older than 40 and NOT wearing a costume – we’re not putting any candy into your trash bag, Gov. Christie should reschedule Monday mornings, if you were …

Fellow Americans, it has been four years since our last election. In those four years our country has experienced great highs; the death of the Osama bin Laden, the premiere of Glee, the rollout of the new Congress.gov and the Nats making it into playoffs. But we have also experienced the lowest of lows; the Salahi divorce, NFL replacement officials, the closing of the Hawk and Dove, Cap Lounge burning down [again] and Metro’s continued single tracking. As November approaches, we’re often reminded that nothing is more vital to the future of our country than who we elect into office. So while the campaign rhetoric heats up these next few weeks, ask yourself: Are politicians really the best suited to straighten out our country? Or can we do better? What if instead of electing politicians, we allowed the Fourth Estate to run the country? The people who know more about the political process than those actually running for office. Without further ado, we present to you the 2012 FamousDC Media Ticket.

Preakness is Saturday, Moran’s softball team beat Durbin’s team, Tom Williams can multitask, MTV awards will have a ratings battle with the DNC, Bandolero opens next week, we’ve got your weekend recipes, jam with Michelle, Biden loves trains, Melanie Kimmelman is headed to New York, SNL is funny again, Noelle Clemente …

MTV awards conflict with Obama [speech] 71 days till the Olympics [athletes] Bandolero opens May 24 [Mike Isabella] Mike Allen took his first day off [vacation]   Photo credit: Jack Smith

It’s everyone’s favorite time of year. No, not FebruANY…Oscar season. But speaking of six inchers, we decided to take a page out of Anthony Weiner’s playbook and whip it out…It being our take on the Political Academy Awards. Because if Hollywood and Washington share anything, it’s our mutual desire to …

Ah, budget day. The joyous day when Congressional staff hunker down and plow through the budget. Just like taxes, it happens once a year and you can’t escape it. So grab some pizza and put your game face on. It’s freaking budget time. House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy’s office didn’t …

Washington, D.C. loves nothing more than a good list. Good news for us, GQ magazine just released their 50 Most Powerful People in Washington, and the bickering about the list has already begun. [WaPo] Is Eric Cantor really the most powerful person in Washington? Do a couple of party planners …

Politico recently broke down the numbers from Mike Allen’s 2011 Playbook editions. Apparently there were quite a few baby shout outs. Playbook Babies NUMBER OF BABIES welcomed “to the world”: 55 AVERAGE WEIGHT of Playbook babies: 7.48 lbs. TOP FIVE biggest Playbook babies: 1) Hank Spruiell (10 lbs.) to parents …

We hope you’re having a wonderful time with your family and friends. Need an Internet break? Here’s a quick look back at 2011: HILLstory Flowchart: What’s Your Next Move? You’ve landed an internship on Capitol Hill and you finally figured out your way around Rayburn. Now what? Washingtonian: From Intern …

Matt Lira, Steve Dwyer, Katie Harbath, Andrew Foxwell, Adam Connor, Eric Wilson, Garrett Lansing, David Almacy, Ryan Howell, Ericka Andersen, Pat Bell and many more went hacking this week, Doug Heye loves Iowa, Newt made a huge announcement that involved spandex, best cookie recipes this season, Charles Chamberlayne is writing for MSNBC, Mike Allen’s …

Trump keeps coming back [nobody knows why] More good Redskin news [spiral] Two words [Tee bow] Doug Heye loves Iowa [who doesn’t?] Mike Allen signs an iPad [21st Century book signing] By JasonianPhotography

Thank you to everyone for the kind words about the FamousDC Journo Board Game. Although we are yet to hear from Hasbro, the buzz this week was strong. Mike Allen’s POLITICO Playbook: DESSERT — “WASHINGTON JOURNO ADVENTURE,” a board game from FamousDC: “FIRST CABLE NEWS HIT! Move forward two spaces …

Famous for DC sportscaster Lindsay Czarniak is heading up to Connecticut. We wish her the best of luck! h/t Mike Allen’s Playbook

According to Mike Allen, Robert Gibbs is definitely not going to work at Facebook. “It blew up.” The deal – a potential goldmine when Facebook goes public — was originally described to us by Obamans as a chance for Gibbs to be “Mark Zuckerberg’s guy.” But when the Facebook side …

Obama, opening a town hall at Facebook HQ, in Palo Alto, Calif.: “My name is Barack Obama, and I’m the guy who got Mark [Zuckerberg] to wear a jacket and tie. (Applause.) … h/t Mike Allen