Wonkette

Montana Congressman Denny Rehberg is worth tens of millions of dollars, but because he is drunk most of the time — including a 2004 trip to Kazakhstan where he “had several shots of vodka before he fell off a horse, got trampled on by another and broke at least one rib” — he usually sleeps in his Capitol Hill office. He has absolutely no idea where he is or what he is doing at all times. So what is this $300 in campaign money he dropped for “lodging” at Capitol Hill’s delightful Tune Inn bar, where they don’t have “lodging” in the traditional sense? MORE »

* Reliable Source: RNC returns fire: “Senator Clinton would be better served if she spent less time flattering herself with perceived obsessions and more time focusing on her job.”. . . Arnold Schwarzenegger shows off “huge stogie” in the lobby of the Four Seasons. . . Anna Nicole Smith checked into a Georgetown hotel yesterday. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Lobbyists bask in the flattery of parody film “Thank You For Smoking”. . . Moby joins with Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.) and Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) to protect animals. . . Staffer of Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) punches intoxicated bar patron after harassment. [The Hill]
* Rush & Molloy: Some pool correspondents believe Bush wears his bike uniform under his suit when he goes to church; there is a mysterious “bulkiness.” [NYDN]
* Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: “You Don’t Know Dick” action figure of a “snarling, shotgun-toting (but not anatomically correct)” Dick Cheney is selling for $29.95. [NYDN]