It’s electric. h/t Ericka Andersen

Politico’s Glenn Thrush: Republicans put mugshots on Dems’ seats

A health inspector’s nightmare. ‘Real World D.C.’ house to become a restaurant Even if you weren’t invited into the “Real World: D.C.” house for a make-out session in the hot tub, you still may get your chance to peruse the S Street mansion. The catch? You may have to wait …

Finally, a Member of Congress introduces legislation that FDC can support.  [guaranteed not to be over 2,000 pages]

New York Times: A Senate Naysayer, Spoiling for Health Care Fight He tries to stop armadillos from tearing up his lawn. He pulls fat water moccasins from his pool. … “I kill them,” he said with relish, “by slicing their heads off with the sharp edge of a shovel.”

No, seriously, we can’t figure it out. Swine flu? Germs? Chad Pergram: Chain Letter

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Jake Sherman takes a look at a story that creeps up about once a year: how many days does the House of Representatives actually work? Give the story a read before you hear about it all day on talk radio and cable news. Jake Sherman: House: Working hard or hardly …

Yesterday we told you that Congress accidentally slipped in a few extra dollars in order to buy some fancy jet airplanes that will be used to shuttle them around the globe.  Now we find out that Congress was even more generous than we originally thought. The House Appropriations Committee put …

Months after ripping the CEOs of the Big Three automakers for traveling to Washington, D.C., by private jet, the House approved nearly $200 million for the Air Force to buy three elite Gulfstream jets for ferrying top government officials and Members of Congress. Because if you’re a nation in a …

Treasury Secretary Tim Geither joins millions of other Americans who can’t sell their house.  Of course Geithner’s home might be a tad bit more expensive than most. After leaving the tony New York City suburb of Mamaroneck to take his new post in Washington, D.C., Geithner put his five-bedroom Tudor …

Stephen Replogle headed over to Wal-Mart, Fawn Johnson got a Drudge bomb with her federal aid for broadcasters story, Brian Walsh joined Twitter, TOTUS took a dive at the White House, Cathy Merrill Williams defended Katharine Weymouth on Facebook, Jim VandeHei returned from a two-week vaycay, Aaron Bernstein and Katie …

4th of July [weekend reading ] Losing Gov’t $$ [interns ] W Hotel [DC on a Dime ] Coffee Cake [flirting ]