Gillian Reagan wonders: has Matt Drudge lost his edge? New York Observer: Are the Days of Drudge Over? Jonathan Weisman, who covers the Obama administration for The Wall Street Journal, seemed to back up that idea. “Matt Drudge has no influence whatsoever,” he said. “When Drudge picks up one of our …

It takes a reporter named Gabriella BOSTON to cut New York City down to size. Washington Times: D.C.’s power, prestige takes bite out of Big Apple In the blatantly self-reverential battle between New York and Washington for the title of “Most Important City in America,” New York has always claimed …

Enjoy the nice weather this week and remember: everything is possible for him who believes.

Here’s a clip from Big Think of Ted Kennedy describing his first trip to DC in 1949 when he was 15 years old. His tour guide was his older brother, John, then 30, who was serving his first day as an elected congressman, and who gave Ted some advice that …

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Patrick O’Connor ties the knot with Katie Lindsey on Saturday, Brad Dayspring fired up the Whip-Up, the Heritage Foundation knocked out the Center for American Progress (CAP) from the D.C. Think Tank League softball tournament, then Erick Erickson told Heritage that he wasn’t pleased with them, Chris Paulitz ain’t even …

Local Washingtonian, Drew Magary , uses his Deadspin rant on the Washington Redskins to rip on everything from Late Night Shots to parking in Adams Morgan. Deadspin: Why Your Team Sucks: Washington Redskins Someone needs to buy Drew an $8 Snyder Special Beer at Fed-Ex and buy him a pair …

The WaPo recently featured a story about people who’ve lost their jobs but continue work just as hard to keep up the appearance of employment. These workers are determined to suffer in silence, still trying to mask the truth by hiding their car in the garage during business hours, keeping …

Lindsey Mask and her Ladies Dinner Club (Ladies DC) were highlighted by K Street Kate and The District Dish , with hosts Miss DC 2006 Kate Michael , Pamela Sorensen of Pamela’s Punch, and Ebong Eka of www.EbongEka.com . Congratulations Lindsey! We’re glad to see the former news anchor back …

How was your weekend? It had to be better than this dude’s: Early Saturday morning Twitpic courtesy of Bill Beutler .

So much for a slow news Friday: Senator Mel Martinez has decided to take his ball and go home. What’s next? Who does Crist appoint? Marc Rubio Jeb Bush Bob Martinez Tom Feeney The Fix: FL-Senate: Martinez to Resign Chris Frates, Manu Raju, Josh Kraushaar: Mel Martinez Resigning

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

There is no reason to freak out. Twitter isn’t working and you still have six and a half hours left at work. Here are a few sites to help you kill time until you’re back up and tweeting again: Deadspin Vanity Fair’s write-up of Mad Men FishbowlDC U Do the …