Wonkette’s Week in Review: So, That Happened
Saturday, November 11th, 2006* It was a whole week of amazing 2006 Midterm Election madness, starting with a “I’ll choke your wife if you choke mine” deal between Congressmen McChokey and McSmacky.
* George Allen spent about 72 hours above the pop singer Madonna, in a ranking of influential American Jews.
* Completely unsurprising election day clusterfucks.
* Voters realize at the last second that terrorism is scary, but still care more about having their money stolen and the troops in Iraq.
* GOP pollster makes predictions — half right, half wrong, but still loses job.
* We spent election night at CNN’s blog slumber party. Exciting as that sounds, all we could do was keep asking ourselves the same question over and over.
* Oh yeah, those fake predictions we made, were on the money.
* Other highlights from our insane all-night election coverage, including a dispatch from Jim Webb’s never ending victory party.
* Of course, the party did eventually end — for George Allen … Macacaship Down!
* Not 12 hours after we collapsed on our desks, Rumsfeld was out, Robert Gates was in, and the 2008 Presidential race had started.
* The goodbyes are the hardest part: Godspeed George and Conrad and Mehlman.
Last night, we brought you the thrilling news that Bill Maher “outed” RNC chair Ken Mehlman. 
RNC chairman Ken Mehlman has never been accused of being heterosexual. But Bill Maher shocked Larry King on Wednesday night by mentioning what has only been rumored in Washington for years: Mehlman is (allegedly) a gay homosexual. 
The House Government Reform Committee released a lengthy report on convicted defrauder/super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff’s contacts at the White House, and every news outlet in the country has been going over it looking for the most damning detail. We’ve learned that Jack was best buds with Ken Mehlman and Karl Rove, and that they got lots of presents and helped Jack’s clients any way they could. But our musically-inclined baby brother 
The typical Wonk’d sighting is comprised of two parts. First, the initial spotting - that moment of, “holy shit, it’s XXXX XXXX.” The second part is where it gets interesting: moving in for the kill. Getting a little closer to confirm it is who you think it is, or to get a greeting — but it’s impossible to know how the spottee will react. An equal “hi” for “hi” return is rare, a slight nod seems to be the standard, and the pursed-lip-upward-chin-thrust is if you’re lucky. In today’s Wonk’d see how Howard Dean, William Cohen, and Katherine Heigl respond to being caught. Also, Ken Mehlman’s workout habits, Greta Van Susteren’s travel habits, and the meanest dry cleaner in Chicago, after the jump.