There are so many events at the White House. Why, just the other day a local high-school band played for the First Lady. And WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin was on the scene! He asked Laura Bush a weird question and was promptly escorted away from the White House, which he was already leaving, or something. See if you can make any sense of it. MORE »

* WP Radio is hiring and Renee Zellweger, George Stephanopoulos and Alexandra Wentworth are in town. [Fishbowl DC]
* It’s always the fatherless, isn’t it? Motherfuckers. [Craigslist]
* Make plans now for the National Press Club’s 29th Annual Book Fair and Author Night tomorrow, and look ahead to ultima-douche Frank Rich this Sunday. [DCist]
* DC Council members plan to reward themselves with a 51% salary increase, because of the great job they’ve done reducing crime and all. [The DC Universe]
* In an online chat today WTOP political commentator Mark Plotkin tried humor: “I’m thinking of hiring an extensive security detail. It’s getting ridiculous. I’m glad I don’t wear cufflinks, they would rip them off as souvenirs.” He was asked, “When did you turn into Bill O’Reilly?” [WP]

• Reliable Source: Mark Plotkin wants to see a basketball match between Goergetown and George Washington. . . Little League Softball World Series winners sit for White House photo. [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: Sen. George Allen (Vir.), Gov. Haley Barbour (Miss.), Asa Hutchinson, Sen. Bill Frist (Tenn.), Sen. Lamar Alexander (Tenn.), Gov. Mike Huckabee (Ark.), and Mitt Romney have confirmed their attendance at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference. [WT]
• Rush & Molloy: Michael Chertoff defends appointment of Julie Myers. [NYDN]
• Page Six: Gennifer Flowers is “extremely disappointed” her case was dismissed. [NYP]

• You may be excited about the Redskins beating the tar out of the Cowboys, but only one man had the guts to taunt a stadium full of Dallas fans. The sweetest $1,000 Darrell Armstrong ever spent. [Deadspin] MORE »