Annie Leibovitz’s photo of President Obama and his family in the White House. Can you imagine how cool it would be to grow up there? H/T – Mike Allen’s Politico Playbook

Let’s see what Amanda Carpenter, Kristen Soltis and Allison Kasic have to say: The Right Idea, Episode 34: The “New” DC from The Winston Group on Vimeo.

Give a Kansas legislator a web cam and three minutes and anything can happen. We mean anything. State Rep. Bill Otto, R-LeRoy, criticizes President Obama with a “Redneck Rap” on You Tube. If Bill writes legislation like he spits rhymes, Kansas is in good hands. Our favorite part: Big Bill’s …

Apparently, there is another Republican celebrity in Hollywood other than Ron Silver, and his name is Scott Baio. Radar Online notes how the actor has been knocking President Obama via tweets, calling him a "sh*tf*ck" and comparing him to Michael Vick. [who’s in charge now?] Apparently, this has disturbed some …

Frank Warren of Germantown, Maryland set-up a Web site for people to anonymously mail homemade postcards and has since changed the world. His website, PostSecret.com, has won Weblog and Bloggies awards as well as being featured on CSI: NY. Frank’s latest PostSecret book, Confessions on Life, Death, & God, was …

JUST SAYIN’: Do you ever get the sense sometimes that whenever something positive happens to Obama, like winning the Nobel Peace Prize, Republicans’ response is similar to this. We assume Glenn Beck’s reaction today will be more like this. Can’t we all just get along? It’s Friday…and nice outside in …

Obama is hosting a basketball game tonight at the White House. According to Roll Call , only 15 invites were shelled out – but only two went to Republican lawmakers. Those who will be suiting up include Reps. Michael Arcuri (D-N.Y.), John Boccieri (D-Ohio), Brad Ellsworth (D-Ind.), Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.), …

The Gregory Brothers are blowing up. Jimmy Kimmel Live — T Pain remixes President Obama’s health care plan with a little help from The Gregory Brothers and the infamous autotune

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 …

Facebook hilarity. Christopher Beam and Chris Wilson: Barack Obama’s Facebook Feed

This didn’t take long: Jesse Jackson Blames George Bush for Chicago’s Olympic Size Defeat [and why not] Nor did this:

JoMa: Pawlenty preps 2012 campaign team And behind the scenes, he’s engaged in a far more subtle campaign against another possible presidential rival. … Pawlenty has been phoning aides and advisers to Romney’s 2008 campaign, ostensibly to introduce himself and solicit their advice. … One midlevel Romney aide who got …

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 …

First Lady Michelle talking tough: "It’s a battle — we’re going to win — take no prisoners…"  [gold medal beat down] FLOTUS talking crime Olympics.

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 …