Welcome to Congressional Catfight. Through several highly scientific Wonkette reader polls, we will determine who is the most insane, badass, bitchiest congresswoman out there. We’ve drawn up a list of eight competitors, who will be pitted against each other in a series of no-holds-barred catfights. The contest will be conducted in tournament style, with brackets (like Consumerist’s Worst Company in America competition, or Valleywag’s Girls of Google hotties contest). MORE »

Donald Rumsfeld? John Snow? Uh, not exactly. Here’s the latest news in personnel changes (for those of you who, like us, bother to read the bottom left-hand corner of A5 in the Post): MORE »

We realize that service journalism or “news you can use” tends to do well on the NYT “Most E-mailed Articles” list. But unless we’ve discovered that grapefruit juice can power our cars, this seems a bit ridiculous — the total triumph of fluff over substance. MORE »

* Today wasn’t just a slow news day; it was also a depressing one. [DCist] MORE »

But if Osama bin Laden had eaten all those grilled cheese sandwiches, while simultaneously cooking the books at Enron… now that might have been something… MORE »

Apparently, the “angry people in wheelchairs” sweeping the Hill today don’t like Pelosi, either. Eyewitnesses place them at her office in Rayburn, chanting “We are people.” Well, they’re clearly not experienced flacks, which would rule out one non-human form of life.

Readers suggest they may be from ADAPT, and if so what they want is “Congress to reform Medicaid the right way: to give us the choice for all long term service and support options including community attendant services and supports.” Which sounds calm enough, but would make a poor slogan.

RELATED: Frist’s Mystery Protesters [Wonkette]

UPDATE: Eyewitness reports: “Long story short: All banners, signs etc. were being confiscated by security. A few people started to raise a stink, but I think they decided it was better to gain access to the building and protest, rather than sit outside. Sorry, no info on what exactly they were protesting.” That is what you call your Faustian bargain there.

UPDATE: Adapt seems like well-meaning group, sort of unclear on communications strategy. Testimonial aftr the jump.

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