Thanks for all your guesses in response to yesterday’s blind item about a southern Republican congressman who has found himself in a bit of trouble. We won’t pass on the correctness or incorrectness of your guesses; we’ll just pass them along, with minimal comment.

Here was one of the better responses:

Oh God, oh God, oh God! Please, please, please let it be Jeff Sessions! And please let his mistress be John Cornyn!

Sorry to disappoint you, dear reader. But it can’t be Jeff Sessions, since he’s a senator rather than a representative. Points for creativity, though!

More guesses, after the jump.

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“Boy,” you say to yourself. “There are a lot of things about the workings of our legislative branch that weren’t covered by Schoolhouse Rock. Where can I go to learn all that stuff the Liberal Edutainment Industry doesn’t want me to know?”

Right here, chief. We got ourselves a pet Hill Staffer who’s dying to hear from you. He wants nothing more than to answer your questions. This week, Unnamed Junior Offical covers congressional sex (again — you people really need a hobby), official letters from MAVERICKS, and, naturally, soup. Catch up on your civics, after the jump. And make sure to send us more questions by shooting us an email with “Ask a Hill Staffer” in the subject line.

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On Valentine’s Day, we asked you for stories of kissing prominent politicians and the like. Here’s an anecdote we received about one renowned womanizer, the late Strom Thurmond: MORE »

• Washington Whispers: Sen. Lindsey Graham jokes, “I’m fulfilling the seat that was held by Strom Thurmond, which means my wife will be born next year.”. . . House Speaker Dennis Hastert and Carlos Gutierrez are hitting the malls to “cheer up shoppers”. . . GOP team warns Democrats that “questioning Alito’s credibility and character will be hit back hard”. . . Sen. Kerry hires former Boston Celtics assistant coach for his Massachusetts operation. [USN&WR]
• Page Six: Clinton family appears uncomfortable during run-in with Denise Rich. [NYP] MORE »