Our friend and frequent partner in crime  over at CQ Roll Call, Rebecca Gale, is expected to release her first novel this December with Boxfire Press. Pre-order it on Amazon now because if you know Rebecca, you know it’s gonna be good. h/t FishbowlDC

Roll Call’s Heard on the Hill duo recently answered some questions for FishbowlDC. Funny stuff. If you were a combined carbonated beverage, which would you be? WR: Scotch and soda. NS: Champagne in a can. How often do you Google yourself? WR: Every few (Hold, please) … (Okay, back now) …

TBD: Betsy Rothstein’s year in Twitter battles On June 26, Betsy Rothstein published a stirring defense of media journalism. Rothstein, the editor of Fishbowl DC, a media news and gossip site, had published some of a Washington Post blogger’s e-mails to a private Listserv, and the ensuing revelation that he’d …

Meet Nelson Lewis. You simply can’t make this stuff up. FishbowlDC’s Matt Dornic & Betsy Rothstein have all your coverage: Former FNC Booker Facing Charges for Impersonating a Congressman His Excellency Nelson Lewis Morning Dose of ‘His Excellency’ Weirdness Craziest Cat in Town (Continued…) Five Easy Steps to Faux Diplomacy

Now there is time and Time is young. ~ May Sarton Be sure to tell Mr. Matt Dornic Happy Birthday tomorrow.

Or is this just a typical Morning Joe roasting? FishbowlDC’s Betsy Rothstein: Where’s Luke Russert? ‘Maybe he’s, um, Busy!’ RELATED: Chuck Rangel Thinks Asking Relevant  Questions About His Shady Behavior is Dumb

**FamousDC the interview [FishbowlDC]

Wedding day [congrats!] Got heart [give hope] Prom time [Jonas] Mobb Deep [DC]

Betsy Rothstein: Attention K-Mart Shoppers: Ambinder hits 10,000 Twitter Followers But He’s No Douche Speaking of Twitter, you can follow FamousDC here

Members of Congress would love this kind of media attention. Politico’s Daniel Libit: D.C.’s independent copy-editor The 19-year-old sophomore at George Washington University has become the Washington press corps’ independent fact checker, copy editor and link distributor extraordinaire. His e-mails almost always lead off with a soupçon of praise, such …

Ronnie Cho, the former Obama campaign wonk turned administration staffer, was featured in last night’s screening of “By the People.” The strange thing about Cho’s camera time, unlike everyone else in the film who kept their clothes on, Cho decided he was most effective when working in his boxer shorts.  …

FishbowlDC: “Goatee Gamble”: It’s Over “Ah the mystery.” … That was the response we got from NBC’s Chuck Todd on whether to goatee would stay or go after the Phillies won the National League Championship Series 10-4 against the Dodgers last night, and “Goatee Gamble” was officially over. We’ll likely …

The money votes have been counted …  [did our endorsements help?] After a fierce competition and some surprise wins during the final hour, we’ve wrapped up FishbowlDC’s Summer Superlatives. Now, the moment you’ve all been waiting…. your 2009 FishbookDC!!!  [click here]

Christine and Matt must be working overtime. FishbowlDC just announced the remaining candidates for their Summer Superlative Contest . We’re still waiting on bribes to announce our endorsements, but we will say that the Biggest Rebel category will be the toughest. Do we go with American Bad Ass John Stanton …

Yesterday Matt Dornic and friends revealed the candidates for the FishbowlDC Class of 2009 Summer Superlative Contest We’re still waiting to see who pays us off endorse any candidates, but stay tuned. As Washingtonians, our vote doesn’t count in Congress, so we might as well take advantage of the opportunity …