We must admit, when we see a piece in The New Republic headlined “Another suspect Bush Appointee,” our eyes tend to glaze over. Were we to see one titled “Good Job with that Appointee There, Mr. President,” we would be more interested (but not much more inclined to actually read the piece), after, of course, checking the date to make sure that it wasn’t a holdover from the days when Bush could do no wrong in their moderate-classical-liberal-whatever eyes. MORE »

• The tragedy of the panda: Butterstick cannot melt his own father’s heart. [DCist]
• MoDo’s thesis crushed by one brave Washingtonian: “I don’t fear you because you are smart and beautiful.” [Craigslist]
• Local news goes undercover… under cover of a female reporter’s shirt. “Are you walking around with the wrong bra?” (NOTE: A recent trip to Nordstroms did reveal we were “walking around in the wrong bra.” Life-changing.) [WMAL]
• Wanna take some pictures at National? Best wear your fanny pack. No non-tourists allowed. [Washington Oculus]