This didn’t actually happen today in history, but we’ve been thinking about it ever since Barack Obama got his “whoopin’ stick,” yesterday, because we keep imagining how cool it would be if Obama did this to Joe Lieberman. Here’s how the official U.S. Senate website puts it: “On May 22, 1856, the ‘world’s greatest deliberative body’ became a combat zone. In one of the most dramatic and deeply ominous moments in the Senate’s entire history, a member of the House of Representatives entered the Senate chamber and savagely beat a senator into unconsciousness.” MORE »

George Will, bastion of moral rectitude and civility, finally weighs in on the Jim Webb/George Bush fracas. His verdict? MORE »

This week, on an all-new installment of Ask a Hill Staffer: History! And violence! And sex! It’s a trip down memory lane, from ancient Senate Lore to those faded days of glory holes to intoxicated reflecting pool madcappery, all courtesy our good friend, the Anonymous Hill Staffer.

AHS, back at work along with our elected officials (and always looking to answer your questions), was fairly terse when delivering this installment. “Nothing special this week: drugs, gays, and caning.” And that’s what you have to look forward to, after the jump.

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