In an attempt to open up to Congress about why they should be taken more seriously, a handful of nudists will be lobbying Capitol Hill next week.  [peddling their junk ] AANR members hope to increase the number of locations for enjoying nude recreation on public lands. And like a …

If you’re like the rest of Capitol Hill and love to hate DC Summer interns, have we got a blog for you: The summer is bad enough with tourists, but now we have to deal with people who think that they are holier than thou because they have an internship …

This may help explain it:

What was the story that took Washington by storm on Tuesday? Obama’s nominee to the Supreme Court: Sonia Sotomayor? Nope. Georgetown Cougars. FishbowlDC: Reality Bites: Real Housewives of DC DCist: Horror: Here Come the Real Housewives of D.C. Newsweek: The Real Housewives of D.C. New York Times: ‘Real Housewives’ Takes …

We’re pretty used to hearing about the ridiculous antics coming out of Capitol Hill, but this is a little much.  [hooked on phonics] Democrats in the House Energy and Commerce Committee have taken a novel step to head off Republican efforts to slow action this week on a sweeping climate …

Spotted! At the Capitol Hill Good Stuff on Monday: Mark David [Hipster] Should we tell him that Lennon’s already dead?  Or, wait, is that the guy who beat the crap out of Dan Rather? [still around, btw ]  Maybe the angsters are turning their ire on Wolf Blitzer?  [that would …

Is today the best day of Ryan Grim’s reporting career? Remember folks, he gets paid for this. Huffington Post: Trey Anastasio, Phish Frontman, Tells Addiction Story On Capitol Hill, Lobbies For Drug Courts Phish’s floppy-haired frontman is sporting a sharp, navy blue suit, which can only mean one of two …

Having solved all other crisises facing America… [swamp bowl] The House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection held a hearing to dissect the Bowl Championship Series, asking whether the model needs to be tweaked, overhauled or done away with altogether. While some lawmakers are passionate about legislation that is …

Nora McAlvanah waited until the last minute to hang at H&R Block with her taxes in hand, Doug Heye turned 27, Elliot asked all of DC to "Rock the ‘Hawk" for the Caps, still lots of out of office replies on the hill [recess], $20 says Karl Rove didn’t say …

Are you trying to decide between Cannon Carry Out and the Rayburn Deli for that special first date location? Want to know how to tactfully throw your office mates under the bus for taking all the fun constituent mail and stunting your career? Are you jumping from K Street to …

Hundreds of press releases are shot around Capitol Hill everyday. You get them in your in-boxes, and then you delete them.  If you’ve ever took the time to actually read any of them, you’d notice they all use the same overused ever “buzz words." David Meerman Scott recently conducted a little study …

Good luck getting into the office today. The roads are terrible, plow trucks are slow and DC drivers are still jerks. If you do make it in, grab some coffee and jam to Bob Marley on Pandora and think of warmer times. Just to make us all feel better, here’s …

Andy Roth gets Cubs tickets for life?

Blue Dogs find their bark

File this one under “Are You Sh*ttin’ Us?” Pay Raise For Judges Tucked Into Auto Bailout Plan It’s likely that most Americans won’t hear about this, because if they did, we’re quite certain they’d pile in their cars and drive directly to DC in order to lay the smack down …