Thanks for all your guesses in response to yesterday’s blind item about a southern Republican congressman who has found himself in a bit of trouble. We won’t pass on the correctness or incorrectness of your guesses; we’ll just pass them along, with minimal comment.

Here was one of the better responses:

Oh God, oh God, oh God! Please, please, please let it be Jeff Sessions! And please let his mistress be John Cornyn!

Sorry to disappoint you, dear reader. But it can’t be Jeff Sessions, since he’s a senator rather than a representative. Points for creativity, though!

More guesses, after the jump.

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Overheard conversations are largely the territory of other blogs (both here in D.C. and elsewhere). But for some odd reason, lately we’ve received a lot of emails about funny things people have overheard. We’ll share some of them with you today. MORE »

This week’s collection of celebrity sightings is a little disappointing; we’ve seen better around here. Are you all too busy enjoying college basketball, warm weather, and cherry blossoms, leaving you without time to keep your editors informed of the comings and goings of famous people? Please don’t forget to email us with your sightings, with “Wonk’d” or “Sighting” in the subject line (as well as the name of the spotted celeb).

After the jump: Patti LaBelle, in a purple fur; John King and Gheorghe Muresan, participating in the March Madness; and a bunch of senators on planes.

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* Immigration as the new abortion? Interesting. Don’t know if we’d describe Emma Lazarus as a “hotty,” though; she’s no Fran Townsend. [got detroit?] MORE »

C’mon, quit yr bitching, Senator — it’s not like anyone votes in ‘em anyway. MORE »

Texas Senator John Cornyn, on Senator Feingold’s resolution to censure the President:

“The big question now, is how many of his Democrat colleagues will follow him over the cliff?”

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* Bush: “As more capable Iraqi police and soldiers come on line, they will assume responsibility for more territory with the goal of having the Iraqis control more territory than the coalition by the end of 2006.” [WP, NYT]
* Iraq will define Bush’s legacy; his approval rating in Gallup poll slips to 36%. Mark McKinnon: “The war is really driving almost everything in government.” [USAT]
* Sen. Feingold (D-Wis.) introduces legislation to censure Bush. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.): “How many of his Democrat colleagues will follow him over the cliff?” [WP, NYT]
* Republican lawmakers seek to boost spending despite misgivings from party bosses. [WP]
* Bush’s optimistic message on Iraq fails to resonate. [WP]
* Former White House advisor admits to “committing fraudulent returns.” [WP, NYT]
* Rep. Katherine Harris is expected to drop her Senate candidacy. [NYT]

* Reliable Source: Stephen Colbert to headline White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. . . Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld, George Shultz, and Charles Krauthammer partied at Cafe Milano on Friday. . . Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi pledges abstinence until election in April. [WP]
* Under the Dome: Sen. McCain’s home is a tough sell at $3.75m. . . Sen. Cornyn (R-Texas) lampooned Sen. Kennedy (D-Mass.) with remarks on Alito. . . Comedian Steve Carell runs for Congress in upcoming film. [The Hill]
* Inside Politics: Sen. Ensign (R-Nev.) suffers slight injuries after head-on collision with sleepy driver. . . Bush calls Bill Clinton “my new brother”. . . Tony Blair’s son begins congressional internship today. [WT]
* Page Six: “Enviro-babe and screenwriter” Nora Maccoby likely behind Bush’s State of the Union environmentalism. [NYP]
* Liz Smith: Chip Reid married on Jan. 2. [NYP]
* Rush & Molloy: Bill Clinton uses Davos forum to state, for the record, that he is not married to John McCain. [NYDN]

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