We cannot be the only ones who’d be creeped the hell out if Madeleine Albright’s ghostly visage popped up on the register while we were paying for our groceries. That hasn’t stopped Safeway, though. MORE »

* Heard on the Hill: “On Friday afternoon, Capitol Police put out an all-points bulletin indicating that ‘multiple individuals were harassing or being too forward with Sen. [Barack] Obama (D-Ill.)’ inside the Hart Senate Office Building.” … The first 100 hours were neither first nor 100 hours… Senate still lazy, not working 5 day weeks. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Famous women who’ve done famous things are approvingly listed and described. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: FDR’s car auctioned, fetches less than a NAZI CAR… Moby was here. He dislikes DC, which should cheer up Washingtonians. Also, Alexandra Pelosi calls him “Baby Mo.” [Examiner]
* Washington Whispers: New DCCC head is trying to be BFF with DNC head Howard Dean… Michael Chertoff picked Beta over VHS. [USN&WR]

Breaking: Washingtonians dress very conservatively! But a radical new group of kuh-razee lady-congresspeople are revolutionizing all that by dressing very slightly less conservatively! MORE »

* Heard on the Hill: Alexandra Pelosi’s new documentary is screening tomorrow, people who want to suck up to mom Nancy will surely be there… The Senate has 16 women, all of them were on the Today Show, and Oxygen is throwing them a party before the SOTU. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Hungarian Ambassador Andras Simonyi had a dinner for David Lynch and Donovan, you missed weirdest night in Washington history. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: 24 reveals existence of secret CIA prison in Anacostia, Marion Barry unamused… This Barack Obama character is apparently popular or something… More college football bullshit. [Examiner]
* Rush and Molloy: People are upset that Amazon.com gave the WaPo’s bad review of Jimmy Carter’s book high placement. [NYDN]

While we have always wanted a Gerald Ford commemorative coin, we find the Mint’s new plan to take the only circulating US currency with women on it and supplement it with the dudes who are on all the other money a little bit idiotic. But whatever, Sacagawea never annexed half of Mexico, so fuck her. MORE »

• Gary Condit’s not the only one who enjoys hunting in Rock Creek Park. [Beauty and the Beltway]

• The City Paper sucks, it’s dreary, knee-jerk, and written for a different city. But this week’s cover story by Franklin Schneider is an absolute must read. Franklin Schneider is a really good writer, but sometimes, he’s shocking! Like, did you know that when you have sex with a “scathingly intelligent” woman on her period, your face and head become caked in blood? So much blood that you have to shower with your mouth closed to avoid “the red water.” Did you know that women are “venal trolls” who only talk about American Idol? Did you know that this shit comprises the City Paper’s cover story? It’s shocking! This blogger takes Franklin Schneider apart. [why.i.hate.dc]
• “Why wouldn’t Pastor Ted get his jones on with a hotter escort than Mike Jones? Does Jones have a great personality?” We don’t know, Jones is kinda hot for an old guy. [Worth Repeating]
• Poor WETA blog: “Do you agree that Democrats need to pay closer attention to Black issues? Or Latino, Asian, Muslim? Do you think the Republicans are doing a better or worse job?” You’re doing nothing, going nowhere. [WETA Intersections]
• Another DC journalist quits! And lists top five “I hate this job” songs. [Audiogram]
• If you lived here, you could be a missing person by now! [DCist]

• 20 million unmarried women didn’t vote in 2004 because they thought voting wasn’t sexy. New campaign sets them straight. [The DC Universe]

• The DC Police Department debuts new crime mapping application. Not as fun as it sounds. [Metropolitan Police Department]
• This woman needs a hand. [Neurotic in Ashburn]
• Halloween e-card defies format and is very scary. [Women Having it All]
• Alaska has most powerful delegation in Congress, cutest dogs. [An Alaskan Abroad]

“You two are just Wayans brothers in hilarious makeup, right?” [Photo: AP] MORE »

• Illionois Senator and Democratic Dreamboat Barack Obama all-but-announced his candidacy for President this weekend, by not not announcing it. [WP, NYT]

• In Tennessee, former Democratic Dreamboat Harold Ford is running for Senate like a Republican. His opponent is escaping charges of secret Democratic tendencies. [Newsweek, Newsweek]
• President Bush seems convinced that the Republicans are a lock to win it all this election year. Washington asks, is he high or does he know something? President’s dad: Less optimistic. [NYT, WP]
• The Virginia Senate Race may depend on women. Which is a problem for both Democrat Jim Webb and Republican George Allen. [WP]
• The United States will be in Iraq forever. [WP, WT]
• “Polls of white evangelical Protestants show that their support for the Republican Party grew substantially from 1999 to 2004, then began a steady decline.” [Time]

The RNC Women’s Auxiliary Ladies Who Lunch Local 17 is having a super-fun tea party tomorrow! And everyone’s invited! Come on, ladies, let’s get back on message! We’ll meet you on the roof of the Hay-Adams at noon. We’ll swap recipes and damage control suggestions. MORE »

• The League of Women Voters sponsor the final debate between George Allen and Jim Webb tonight at 8PM. The WP expects the debate to be about issues, but we’re really hoping for basically anything else. Tune in to WETA, CSPAN, or lace up your boots and stop by the Richmond TV station and make us proud. [Metroblogging DC]
• Any Jews eating in a Sukkah this week? Aside from Foreskin George? [Don't Gel Too Soon]
• We’re not sure why it’s OK to have your ass slapped by strangers in public. But, you know, we don’t read “erotica” or watch premium cable. [No Sex & The City]
• Whatever the Great American Condom Campaign is, they are hosting an Eyes Wide Shut party, in a mansion, on the 28th. [The Gentlemen of the CPMC]
• When we need a cab early in the AM we call several companies, because celebrities are just like you, and we hope at least one will show. Typically, none do, and we take the first cab to drive by. One Arlington dispatcher keeps track of your no-shows, and will blacklist you. Shouldn’t it be the other way around? [Read Express]

Still no damn details on the Jim Webb “thunder thighs” remark. The Baltimore Sun editorial cited by the Allen campaign reads as follows:

Such acts are less surprising, but no less disturbing, when put in a context typified by former Navy Secretary James Webb’s description of female middies as “thunder thighs.”

It’s quoting a New Republic piece from earlier in the year, which we finally found (guys, your archiving system sucks almost as much as your publisher, blogs, editorial content, and circulation). Excerpt after the jump, though the text is exactly as it appears on Allen’s site. The source, unless we’re missing something (and no, we don’t have the full text of Webb’s Washingtonian piece, “Women Are Pussies”), is author Carol Burke herself, who doesn’t explain if it’s something she witnessed or something she heard about, or if it came from his speech before the school or in casual conversation.

We don’t doubt it, we just want context! THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY CALLED SOMEONE “THUNDER THIGHS.” Tell us who and why!

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• Heard on the Hill: The new issue of GQ features an obviously doctored photo of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)… House Speaker Dennis Hastert is encouraging a boycott of Miller Brewing Company after they sponsored pro-immigration rallies in his district… Senator Chuck Schumer grew a beard and went to Paris on vacation. [Roll Call]
• Yeas and Nays: The House’s new anti-Horse slaughter bill is being considered partly due to the influence of horse-lover Bo Derek… Chief Justice John Roberts’ six-year-old son: “Let me explain the government to you. There’s God, then there’s the president and then there’s my father.” [Examiner]
• D.C. Confidential: Karl Rove’s stepdad: gay. [Radar]
• Under the Dome: Pink magazine says nine women have a “good shot” at the presidency. [The Hill]
• Page Six: The following people are in New York seeking money for a presidential run: John Edwards, Mark Warner, Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, and John Kerry. [NYP]