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House Majoirty Leader Steny Hoyer, of Maryland, has a brilliant new way to reach a superdelegate consensus — look at Prince George’s County:

“In my early days, my younger days, I was a political leader in Prince George’s County,” Hoyer said. “We had what was called a ‘breakfast club’ — people sat around a table just like this. We rarely ever voted. We did have, however, significant discussions in which we ultimately came to consensus. That didn’t mean everybody was in unanimity but it did mean everybody agreed, ‘well, that seems to be the rational conclusion to reach.’ So you don’t necessarily have to vote to reach such a conclusion.”

The Breakfast Club was set in P.G. County, and Steny Hoyer was secretly in detention too? This is obviously a coded endorsement for Barack Obama. [Capitol Briefing]

It was with plenty of fanfare late last year that House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced that Congress would work a 5-day workweek in Washington (like most Americans) as part of their “cleaning up Republican messes” initiative. It was with significantly less fanfare that Congress distributed its 2008 schedule yesterday showing that the House will only have three 5-day workweeks next year. You might have heard, folks, that there’s this little election-thingie next year, but it’s really just because the Democrats have accomplished so much this year that they don’t have to work as hard next year! [Washington Post, Politico]

* Heard on the Hill: Airline travel brings out the worst in all of us…”The Devil Wears Prada” comes to Washington by way of Jeri Thompson’s antics…Stephen Colbert WILL get to know your district, unless its one of the 80 he forgot…What would a tour of Minneapolis be without a trip to the now infamous airport bathroom? [Roll Call]
* Yeas and Nays: Connie Lawn wants you to say hello to friendly, gentler motorcades…Supreme Court Justice David Souter never recovered from the recount ruling…Museum takes in former Rep. Earl Hutto lime-green 1979 Oldsmobile…New Zagat guide is out…Ann Coulter is asking for it–a fatwa, that is…Presidential hopefuls find their books going for pennies on Amazon…No widowed Wiccans allowed…Distillers try their hand at George Washington’s whiskey recipe…The U.S. Embassy in Baghdad a fortress of solitude, shopping and cinema. [Examiner]
* Under the Dome: Hurricane or not, Mitch McConnell enjoyed his time off…Sen Tom Harkin serves it up for ‘08 candidates…A call for resignation has less to do with the severity of the sin and more to do with the party persuasion of the governor. [The Hill]
* Shenanigans: Bush leaves through the side door…We’re the reason Larry Craig had to resort to an airport bathroom…The Oprah-Obama bash is only days away!…Gossip is a lifelong addiction…Larry Craig: a self-proclaimed romantic. [Politico]
* The Sleuth: Idaho men are tough and rugged with their tight jeans and tighter faces. [WP]
* Page Six: omeone’s getting fired at CNN after losing the only copy of Anderson Cooper’s Hurricane Katrina special. [NYP]
* Rush & Molloy: John Edwards does the down-faced dog for Russell Simmons. [NYDN]
* Washington Whispers: “Anything Goes” on the college version of 60 Minutes…Karl Rove finds a new job for the same boss…John Kerry helps out his old friend Leonardo DiCaprio…Bill Richardson won’t give up his SUV, despite his own pleas…Bill Clinton still hiding tapes in his sock drawer…Bush’s cabinet finally gets some pull…House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer goes to the Holy Land, finds the Golden Arches. [USN&WR]

Last night, crazy nonsense went down on the House floor, as Republicans walked out on a vote because of sour grapes after their anti-immigrant motion was shot down in a questionable way. MORE »

Famous DC types, they’re just like you: they are sweaty, they’re “turds,” they drink Mexican beer, and they do yardwork. In this week’s Wonk’d, David Gregory walks in a circle, George Will bugs the people immediately surrounding him, Steny Hoyer violates the law, Bill Delahunt works on Miller’s farm, Tom Davis hangs out in the sixth borough, some dude from The OC does something or other, and we all continue to laugh at Jim Moran’s name. It’s all after the jump.

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Every day, trains carrying unimaginably deadly materials run straight though our fair district on ancient, poorly maintained tracks, bound for god knows where, always moments away from derailing and killing thousands. MORE »

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* Heard on the Hill: JOHN KYL DOESN’T HAVE A BLACKBERRY! … Louie Gohmert zinged Steny Hoyer something fierce with a Murtha crack… Buncha Republicans planning on having fundraisers at The Who’s March 8 concert. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Madame Tussauds to open DC wax museum, still trying to find Al Gore’s head. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: College Republicans at CPAC fairly well behaved, did sneak a little alcohol in… CPAC DJ reveals pres candidates music choices… Mitt Romney dolphin dude was treated real nice by Romney staffers… Rudy was allowed to talk as long as he wanted, unlike everyone else at CPAC. [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: Bob Gates held his first Defense Sec press conference around a big table… Howard Dean and Mel Martinez to meet to make sure New Hampshire primaries are first… Bob Mueller starting an FBI book club. [USN&WR]
* Page Six: Ron Burkle, Bono, Jay-Z, and Bill Clinton had the weirdest dinner ever at the Spotted Pig. [NYP]

* Dick Cheney’s sleep disturbed by exploding bombs after a long day of playing grab-ass with South Asian dictators. [WP, NYT, NYT]
* Majority of Americans bored to respond to polls favor withdrawal from Iraq. [WP]
* Hillary Clinton is “caught” under-reporting her charity activities — whatever will she do? [WP]
* Steny Hoyer is a scrappy battler who hates Pelosi, loves his dog. [WP]
* John Murtha is not trying to “slow-bleed” the troops. In fact, he wants to make sure that “it’s the president who is bleeding.” [WSJ]
* State Governors refuse to shut-up about poor kids without healthcare. [NYT]
* In the search for more money, politicians inevitably find their way back to Cali, Cali. [LAT]