It’s graduation season again and NPR has published a compendium of the best commencement speeches dating back to 1774. You can sort by terms like “YOLO,” or by year and speaker. If it’s got a YouTube video, it’s there for you to watch. This is a good tool to bookmark …

New Congress members are social [Twitter] Barney Frank making moves [Senate] Unemployment details [numbers] Photo by Noe Todorovich

Mitt: “What’s up gangstas – it’s the m-i-double-tizzle” [happened] Do you have the food truck tracker app yet? [do it] Rep. Frank goes see-through casual on the House floor [raisins]

Sometimes in order to get attention, you need to fart on TV [Barney Frank edition] SWAT teams to help control deer [Fairfax hunting] Metro has a new social media manager [good luck] Eco-friendly designs [sugar and art] Best Foggy Bottom eateries [list]

Question: If you’re a political candidate and you release an “internal” poll that has you up 19 points on your opponent, what should you do? A. Immediately loan your campaign $200,000 and hope nobody notices? B. Release another “internal” poll a few days later that has you up by 345 …

Page Six: Frank causes scene demanding discount

Politico: Barney Frank rips staffer-turned-lobbyist

No comment. Massachusetts Rep. Barney Frank on Thursday said a member of his staff alerted his chief of staff that then-Rep. Eric Massa had taken one of their junior staffers to a private dinner. [blue] Frank said the staffer became suspicious when he arrived at the Blue Oyster Bar.  Hmmmm…. h/t …

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

Having solved all other problems, Congress has now turned its attention to the two most important issues facing America today: online poker and college football. Frank Set To Introduce Web Gambling Bill Jon Stewart checks how Congress is dealing with the nation’s high-priority issues, such as the BCS We’re actually …

Moments ago, as Rep. Barney Frank stood to address Congress, onlookers in the House gallery broke out in song. It looks like Howard Mortman and Adam Sharp are earning their keep over at C-SPAN. When something goes down on the House floor, they’re quick to farm out the coverage.  [hey …

Last night the Washington Press Club Foundation hosted its 876th annual Congressional Dinner.  We hear the food was undercooked, but the entertainment was well done. Some of the talent on stage to deliver the laughs included:  Sen. Klobuchar, Rep. McCarthy and Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  Below are the best jokes of …

This email is making its rounds on Capitol Hill.  Our favorite line, “you’ll never be late for the Disco or the Day Labor Shelter.”  Subject: Congressional Motors Announces The First Car for 2012 The Pelosi It’s in the way you dress.  The way you boogie down.  The way you sign …

In a recent auto bailout hearing, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito started randomly listing off cars her family once owned.  When she got to the one her father often referred to as the “chick magnet,” Rep. Barney Frank injected his thoughts into the debate.  Hilarity ensued. 

Rep. Barney Frank, known for his eccentric behavior – is at it again – but this time, he’s working on garnering votes, one puff at a time. Frank wants to give Americans permission to smoke weed. “The vast amount of human activity ought to be none of the government’s business,” …