POLITICO: Job Change Update Republican press secretary Pepper Pennington is moving on from the very funny Rep. Paul Broun (R-Ga.) to the now very-well-known Rep. Joe Wilson (R-S.C.). If anyone can handle Wilson, it’s Pennington, who learned from the master: longtime boss and former Rep. Tom Feeney (R-Fla.).

Congressional Groundhog Day? Jake Sherman: Hoyer: Blame the Senate for our light workload (10/20/09) The House’s work week was first brought up last month in a POLITICO story , when Democrats justified the schedule because they said they were working hard in committees on passing a health care overhaul bill. …

Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) spent seven days alone on a survivalist trip to the Pacific’s Marshall Islands earlier this year. Check out the slide show up on WashingtonPost.com about Jeff Flake’s Cast Away adventure. Washington Post: Survivor: Jabonwood

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Patrick O’Connor: House feels left out on health care

Patrick Gavin could be a genius. He gets paid by POLITICO to play Members of Congress in Connect Four and Wii. The Patricks battle it out in the Click’s latest video: Game Changer (Wii edition).

http://www.flickr.com/photos/alykat/ / CC BY-NC 2.0 Things overheard at the U2 concert at FedEx Field: "We had to miss Muse because I was writing talking points for my boss … she’s meeting with an Ambassador tomorrow." — girl walking to stadium and explaining her integral role in our democracy to friends …

Chris Frates and the cool kids read Jezebel, Randy Barrett doesn’t like the DC who’s-who blather, Daniel de Vise is unimpressed by lawmakers’ Tweets, Christina Bellantoni left the Washington Times to join Josh Marshall at TalkingPointsMemo, Texas Republic celebrated winning the House Softball league,  thankfully Christopher Columbus did not share the same drive …

Barack Obama lunched with Bill Clinton, Hans Nichols celebrated a birthday, Chris Cillizza celebrated the arrival of the Almanac, Roll Call released their Fab 50, Thomas Rushford will lead efforts to introduce the Office of the Historian 2.0, Jordan Stoick celebrated a birthday, Heather Holdridge left Care2 to run online for Fenton …

Free concert [Thursday night] Hill Buzz [Home ] Ed Hardy [Style ] Secret [90210 ] 4th? [socialite ] Fencing [POTUS]

Craig Crawford: Coffee Czar

If South Carolina’s Joe Wilson hadn’t let his emotions get away from him last night, we would be talking about the Obama speech today. Who wants to do that? So while “You Lie!” will live on in our hearts forever, here are the top 10 other things we thought would …

It’s a slow August Friday in Washington, D.C. … Remember smiling.

Rumors were swirling that legendary Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz was contemplating a run for congress.  Apparently he wised up. "I’m working for ESPN. I don’t want to run for Congress," said Holtz. Smart man.