* Heard on the Hill: Both Clintons to host parties for Terry McAuliffe, who wrote a book about bein’ Terry McAuliffe… GOP “spin masters” form crisis management firm in preparation for rain of subpoenas… Trent Lott’s son (a lobbyist) has a CD out. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Bob Erlich was on The Wire, looks “hot” in a state trooper’s uniform. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Boehner speaker Kevin Madden went to Bullfeather’s with Nancy Pelosi’s flacks. Everyone’s totally cool! … LOL: “Fran ‘Nanny’ Drescher was escorted to the Honors on Sunday by Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I.” [Examiner]

Last Thursday, we went to the National Portrait Gallery for the very first time. Not out of any deep underlying love of art or interest in American history, but for free booze and questionable celebrities. Yes, it’s a Capital File party! Specifically, the Cap File First Anniversary Party, starring, for some reason, Iman!

We brought along our girl Friday, Liz Gorman, whose fantastic (as always) pictures are all available in this fancy new gallery thing right here.

After the jump, our half-remembered party report.

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* Jack Kingston tries to beat Stephen Colbert at his own game: the game of murdering kittens. [Muckraked] MORE »

No, that’s not Wonkette standing behind Joe Pantoliano. [WP/Lucian Perkins]

Truth be told, our night wasn’t that wild — more like reading Emily Dickinson than hanging out with Paris Hilton. But at least we got out of the apartment!

Last night, Wonkette (or one-half of Wonkette — the half of us with a tux) attended the Congressional Correspondents dinner, sponsored by the Washington Press Foundation. The swanky, black-tie event, held at the Ritz-Carlton on M Street, was attended by numerous “famous-for-D.C.” types, and even a few “famous-for-famous” folks — like Fran Drescher!

Slate described the event as “a B-list affair compared with the Gridiron and White House Correspondents Association dinners”; but we still had ourselves a jolly good time. Although Marcia Davis of the Post urged them not to give up their day jobs, the dinner speakers — Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) and House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) — were actually pretty funny. But our assessment may have been colored by the “soft bigotry of low expectations” — as well as too much red wine…

Of course, copious consumption of booze helped us through the evening. And did we mention that The Nanny was in the house?

Our detailed coverage appears after the jump.

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