• BARS OPEN UNTIL 4 A.M.! Where will you drink for these next four magic hours? Overshare in the comments, nerds. Wonkette is now headed to Capitol Lounge for beers #73-#89, if anyone cares. [Capitol Lounge]

• Yeas and Nays: GOP staffers had a barroom brawl at the Cap Lounge on Friday night. Where the hell were we? Oh, right — anywhere but the Cap Lounge. [Examiner]
• Reliable Source: A handy guide to this season’s boring political book. [WP]
• Washington Whispers: The Department of Homeland Security will rent out a movie theater to screen The Guardian, some shitty Ashton Kutcher movie… Totally unbiased and objective source Frances Townsend (White House terrorism adviser) says President Bush is obsessed with catching Osama bin Laden. [USN&WR]

Thanks to all the “citizen journalists” who confirmed the Cap Lounge immolation. We were off scouting new locations for the Heritage Foundation intern spanking party, so we didn’t get back to post these pics until just now. The MSM is on the case as well, reporting that the fire started due to an “improperly disposed of cigarette.” According to one eyewitness (email report and more photos after the jump), the place is completely totaled, though the “Marion Barry signed is smoke damaged but intact.” Much like the ex-Mayor hisself, we’d say.

Fire Destroys Popular SE Washington Tavern [NBC4]

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We’re receiving scattered reports that the Hill’s “Capitol Lounge” was “gutted by a fire” last night. We’d go check ourselves but we’d probably go to the wrong address.* No news of this in the papers. Please make back-up drinking plans accordingly. MORE »