* Heard on the Hill: Dude runs for “social director” of the Republican Communications Association, fills ballot with Talladega Nights references… Murtha aide and Steve Pearce aide have hilarious reply-all mixup… Obama and David Vitter have goddamn wacky football bet. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Either Amy or Roxanne is totally crushing on Martin O’Malley, who played guitar and sang with his old cover band at his inauguration… They also totally busted Israeli vice premier Shimon Peres lying to journos about attending some funeral. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: John Hall is going to join that goddamned Congressional “rock” “band” the Second Amendments. [Examiner]
* Under the Dome: The Medal of Honor is fake, worth $30. Civilian Congressional Gold Medal is real, worth $30k. John Kerry thinks this is unfair or something. [The Hill]
* Page Six: Bush’s ex-sister-in-law Sharon has some sort of wealthy financier fiance. [NYP]

Are you sick of Bushes yet? Because today’s New York Observer brings us yet another one: Miss Ashley Walker* Bush, Debutard.

Like the rest of the umpteenth generation of Bushes, she suffers a bit from over-breeding, as well as that insane insistence on mentioning Texas, how she’s from Texas, how she lives in Texas, and how Southern she is in every sentence.

Oh, and guess what guys — her escort was Pierce. You can read the NYO piece for the exciting play-by-play account of the “Texas Dip” curtsey (illegal in nine states!), we’ll try to explain why you needn’t be too worried about Pierce and Ashley just yet.

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