Down With the Kids

* Heard on the Hill: Dave Chappelle is still making bank… A painting missing from a House office has staffers searching… You can see Vitter’s re-entrance into the public sphere for a $1,000 a seat… Paul Voinovich is hoping to forget his golf-playing past… Sen. Chris Dodd posts a “Simpsons” avatar on his MySpace page, wants to appear “hip” and “with it.” [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Retiring GW president Steve Trachtenberg won’t let you walk away without a goody bag… Food Network star Giada De Laurentiis understands food, not so much DC. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Donald Rumsfeld is pledging at the Metropolitan Club… John Edwards finds himself one step away from pan-handling… Quatar Airways knows how to party… Rowan Scarborough has the CIA pissed off. [Examiner]
* Under the Dome: Vitter wants to be the face of a re-branded Republican Party… The deal between Tom Coburn and Ben Nelson goes sour… Jim Nussle clings to his status as “little Grassley”… Members of Congress experience another DC Madam scare. [The Hill]
* Shenanigans: Fred Thompson feels the backlash after hiring Spencer Abraham… Charles Ferguson is making movies. [Politico]
* The Sleuth: Venezuelan ambassador speaks at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. [WP]
* Rush & Molloy: Obama talks to Time… Dianne Feinstein endorses Hillary, gets flustered when extramarital affairs are brought up. [NYDN]