Gossip Roundup: Speaker's Box
*Heard on the Hill: FormerJack Kingstonspokesman starts media consulting firm, argues that politicians need to be more likeKid Rock... Anonymous wag sends out email from the made-up "House Select Committee on Global Warming, Energy & Happy Feet." [ Roll Call ]
*Reliable Source: There will be lots of political celebrities inNancy Pelosi'sbox tonight. [ WP ]
*Yeas and Nays: New Rep.Paul Hodesis a kids band with his wifePeggo. The band is called "Peggosus." ... Here comesHenry Waxman'skid to be a DC lobbyist! [ Examiner ]
*Under the Dome: Drudge overwhelms Senate website...Jon Testertries to quiet the Senate, shouts "Have order in the House." ...Rep. Don Young: ""I am wearing this red shirt today; it's the color of the bill that we are debating, communist red." [ The Hill ]
*Shenanigans: Dem strategistJack Quinnsuffered a concussion after a skiing accident...Rep. Virginia Foxxsponsored a bill honoring Christmas tree sellers, owns a Christmas tree nursery. [ The Politico ]