The President announced who gets Medals of Freedom today! Let’s take a look at the list: MORE »

Washington people just never quit working. Bill Kristol rises early to have breakfast with congressmen, Michael Chertoff spends Friday nights securing the homeland’s movie theaters, and Valerie Plame reads political non-fiction on street corners cause she can’t get enough. And kindly father Alito (at right — ain’t he loveable?) spends his weekends carting his daughter’s luggage all over 37th street. This plus philandering soccer players, jaywalking TV gangsters, and mustachioed wrestlers, after the jump!

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For all those suffering sleepless nights since Norm Mineta fled town under cover of darkness, the White House finally found a new Transportation Secretary. MORE »

Last month, on Wonkette:

LAURA BLUMENFELD YOU ARE OUR NEW FAVORITE WRITER. [...] Will you please make your next piece an epic high-seas romance with international intrigue, swashbuckling, and daring-do, starring Joe Biden and a giant lizard?

Today, in Laura Blumenfeld’s “Off Camera” Column:

“I imagine I’m a pirate,” [Norman Mineta] said. “Of the Caribbean.”

Exciting conclusion, after the jump!

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* Don’t fret, we wouldn’t let an idle summer week pass without a shallow poll. Thus, we proudly present: The Hill Intern Hotties competition. Since everyone already knows how this works, we’ll just let you speed along - boys’ poll here and girls’ poll here. In case you’re one of those “readers,” we’ve also got written testimonials for all the pretty girls and all the strong men. MORE »

• You and Maureen Dowd can suck it. [The Volokh Conspiracy]

• All Things Beautiful on the NYT’s Eric Lichtblau and James Risen. Worth a visit for the artwork which may or may not be Christ imagery. [All Things Beautiful]
• “Apparently our new way of disenfranchising the black man will be to arrest five or six blacks a week on terrorist charges and imprison them for life, thus denying them the right to vote.” [Ace of Spades]
• Norm Minetta resigns. Tony Snow says: “Because he wanted to.” [Think Progress]
• Gay marriage in Washington state? Possible. Getting your Xanax in cursive? Definitely illegal. [Red State]
• “Whiny ass titty baby Ernie Fletcher.” [Eschaton]

Norman Mineta resigned as Transportation Secretary. This seems to be important to many of you. We’re guessing those of you who ride the bus. Eww. MORE »