'Thumping' Not Enough of a Double Entendre for Rahm Emanuel
*Heard on the Hill: Ron Wydenexpecting twins...Rahm Emanuelmakes a vaguely racy DC Madam joke... Softball beef apparently over, everyone friends again..Jim Gilmore'scampaign stoleWesley Clark'slogo, embarrassing delusions. [ Roll Call ]
*Reliable Source: How did various people get into dinner with the Queen? If helps if the Vice President shoots a dude on your ranch. Or if you're a billionaire. Or Peyton Manning. [WP ]
*Yeas and Nays: McClean residents, having won the fight against airplane noise, turn their attention to helicopters. Rich people will not be mildly irritated on their watch! ... People who didn't get invited to the Queen party went to Milano instead... Air Force Two playing movies about deadly plane crashes now. [Examiner ]
*Shenanigans: Jack Valenti's realfuneral is tonight... DC madam's clients desperate for more publicity...John Roberts and Kiran Chetry-- apparently people care about them! ...McCainstaffers furiously sending out resumes. [ Politico ]
*The Sleuth: Commerce SecretaryCarlos Gutierrezasks that everyone go to Iraq please. [ WP ]