Spotted this week were some damn fine Americans, with a whole lot of shiny metal at home on their mantels. Mia Hamm has her World Cup trophies, Anderson Cooper has his Emmy, Michael Hayden has all that weird military stuff on his shirt, and Jimmy Carter has that thing they call a Nobel. Not everyone can be number one, though, so just enjoy what you can — like Donald Rumsfeld and his juicy steaks, or Antonin Scalia and his fancy car. Feed your need for life envy; there are lots more people richer than you. Check out the sightings, after the jump.

Oh, and intern season is here! It sure is great that just as soon as the laminate dries on their cute little “109th Congress Intern” badges, they’re off and sending us tips. Act like an intern and send in your own via email, with “Wonk’d” or “Sighting” in the subject line, and the name of the fancy pants you spotted. We won’t pay you anything, just like real interns!

• Brushed past Michael Hayden in the Longworth cafeteria Tuesday [5/30] around noon. He was leaving with a big group, none of which I recognized. Still, not bad for my first day as an intern.

• On Thursday 5/25, I saw former president Jimmy Carter at the Oakland airport in California. He was waiting to get on a Southwest flight to Phoenix (and I thought only Enron’s retirees had issues). He looked pretty damn old and shrunken but he was animatedly chatting with some of his aides.

• Saw 2004 presidential silver medalist John Kerry in the second row of the first class section of the Memorial Day 7:50 US Airways flight from Providence to National — a far cry from Air Force One. Looked well-tanned from a weekend on Nantucket (I overheard him explaining to his seat mate that Teresa (pronounced “Terr-ay-za”) stayed behind, presumably with the jet), but was wearing shirt and tie. Nice to see that some people still get dressed up for flights. Although friendly, it is clear that the Senator does not often fly commercial. He did not understand that the briefcase that he stored in the overhead, to which he needed access before and during the flight, could have gone under the (window) seat in front of him. An uneventful sighting until landing, when Kerry turned on his cellphone, dialed a number (presumably his chauffeur), identified himself as “JK,” and dictated the terms of his pickup.

• What was Adrian Fenty doing in Washington Circle today [6/1] at 8am? He was just standing there holding a Fenty sign. He looked so pleased when I actually noticed him and smiled as I drove by. His whole staff was there too — talk about some hotties.

• I spotted Dave Navarro a week or two ago at 14th and Rhode Island. He was sporting a bucket hat, eerily well-groomed facial hair, and skin so pale he could have blended right in with the rest of us gray-faced, grub-like DC office drones. Well, apart from the tattoos and the fact that he’s doing Carmen Electra. He headed into the Helix Hotel.

• I saw White House reporter Helen Thomas outside of the White House [6/1] by the Treasury Building . There were a few people around her thanking her for being brave and such and then one woman who kept bowing down and kissing her hands. Helen looked a little embarrassed by the whole thing.

• I am embarrassed to admit that I recognized her (because it means I watch the show), but I saw the Super Sweet Sixteen Hill intern, Jacqueline Barkett, huffing it last Friday morning [5/26] down 23rd St. to the Foggy Bottom metro (meaning she must live in the area). The girl was way over dressed and had too much make up on to be working on the Hill, but I guess it was her “time to shine.”

• US women’s soccer legend Mia Hamm was in attendance at Sunday’s [5/28] Nationals’ game against the LA Dodgers. She was sitting on the first row behind the Dodger’s dugout watching her hubby, Nomar Garciaparra, lose the game. I was sitting four rows behind her. I must say that although the rest of her was hot, she does not have great feet, which she was displaying on top of the dugout wearing flip flops. The Dodgers received quite the beat down and she left in the sixth inning.

• I saw George Lucas, the guy who wrote Star Wars, at the Sports Club, LA a couple of weeks ago. I don’t even think he was working out. And he’s not so cute either.

• Donald Rumsfeld is at Smith and Wollensky’s right now [5/25 — 8:30pm] eating something bloody and probably expecting a medal.

• I just [5/26] saw G. Gordon Liddy in all his liver-spotted glory, looking very confused in the BWI bathroom.

• I went to a high school graduation Friday (5/26) in Grenada, Mississippi, where the keynote speaker was Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS). I must say, as a hard core bleeding heart liberal, that I have to admit that he gave a great speech, very honest and self-deprecating. However, before he came on the master of ceremonies announced the dignitaries in attendance that night, and it was announced that Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) was also there - her nephew was graduating and she was handing him his diploma. The highlight of the evening and the speech was listening to Lott ad-lib some kind words at the start of his speech directed towards her. I would have paid good cash money to be a mosquito buzzing over the VIP section to hear what conversation (if any) went on between those two. If the Grenada County Tax Assessor or President of the Grenada County School Board reads Wonkette, maybe they can clue us in on the conversation between those two.

• At approximately 12:45pm [5/26], as Rayburn remained on lockdown, a pony-tailed woman wearing a cap, sunglasses and iPod earbuds was spotted crossing D St in front of Tortilla Coast. It appeared to be Wonkette Emerita Ana Marie Cox, but as she was in disguise and walking in the opposite direction of a potential crime scene, that couldn’t be verified.

• Saw former Democratic house leader Dick Gephardt stepping out of a cab at 9th and G streets SW on Friday afternoon (5/26). That’s the block of townhouses called Capitol Square At The Waterfront. Maybe he has a house there?

• Saw Antonin Scalia driving (himself) in a Virginia-tagged blue/silver early 2000/1/2 model BMW 525. Emerging from the Supreme Court garage last Sunday [5/28] around 2:00. At first he seemed in a big hurry, but then he backed off my bumper a little bit. I’m impressed that he was working on a Sunday, but then again could’ve just been using the gym.

• Anderson Cooper walked right by my friend and I at the intersection of Connecticut, Rhode Island , and M Sts. two weekends ago (Saturday, May 20th). He was carrying a Burberry bag and wearing a grey t-shirt with jeans. He looked surprisingly taller than what we had pictured, but his eyes didn’t look quite so blue as they do on TV.

• Margaret Carlson and Matt Cooper were deep in conversation and walking together at 14th and H Sts. around 3:30 this afternoon [6/1].

• Saw Ted Olson, Bush’s lawyer in Bush v. Gore and former Solicitor General, at the Borders on 18th and L Sts. around 2:15 p.m. today [5/26]. He was scouting out the new book tables and chose 4, including “General Ashcroft”, a book all about Olson’s former boss. In line to pay for them, he seemed to be looking at the index, presumably for mentions of him.

• Last Saturday [5/27], I saw Thad Cochran at Schneider’s liquor store with his special lady. He was wearing tight jeans that accentuated his, ah, anyway, they were trying to choose between bourbons.

• I saw Senator John Ensign, Republican of Nevada, at Union Station on Friday May 26. He was with his wife.

• I played golf last week with Bob Beckel, liberal commentator on Fox News. I joined a threesome (get your mind out of the gutter) on the back 9 of Falls Road Golf Course, and he turned out to be one of the group. He said he’s a 17 handicap, which seemed about right, and can hit a long drive. He’s got a pretty bad back (had to ride a cart), so it’d seize up occasionally, making for an ugly golf shot. Afterwards he bought a round of drinks and told some pretty interesting stories that will show up in a memoir he said he’s working on.

• [Last but not least] Scooter Libby was just [5/31] at the Au Bon Pain on 12th and E, buying lunch. During his time there, he appears not to have leaked any national security secrets.

Thanks for continuing to keep us well-stocked in the celebrity sightings department — and please keep them coming, by email (with “Wonk’d” somewhere in the subject line).

Most of this week’s items involve celebrities and eating — either dining out at restaurants or shopping for food. After the jump, this week’s crop, including Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe, looking hot; Cokie Roberts, shooting our correspondent a dirty look; Sen. Jeff Sessions, slumming it; and George Lucas, talking trash about Dick Cheney.

• I accidentally almost killed Cokie Roberts yesterday [Tues. 2/14], coming out of the Dean and Deluca on M Street. I pushed open the center door rather forcefully so I could scurry back to work, and she had just walked in front of the door and had to jump out of the door’s way. She gave me a dirty look, followed immediately by my apology and a fearful look that she had been “recognized.” Obviously, she was, but she was coming out of D&D, not the Pleasure Palace. By the way, she looked petite, conservatively dressed, and didn’t appear to have bought any groceries. How I wish I had her self-control in that place…

• Saw Laura Bush at the zoo on Tuesday [2/14] — and, even better still, Butterstick!!! [Ed. note: Here is a photo.]

• George Lucas was on the Hill today [Tues. 2/14] - during the final question [in Q&A] he insinuated that Cheney is like the Emperor from star wars - because he runs the empire from behind, in secret. he also commented that now he was afraid of getting hit by birdshot.

• Today [Mon. 2/13] at about 1 p.m. in Union Station’s food court, I witnessed what must surely be the saddest fallout yet from the Abramoff scandal: a member of the World’s Greatest Deliberative Body being forced to eat lunch at Johnny Rockets (“Rocket’s”? “Rockets’”? I guess I really don’t care; the AP Stylebook gives me no guidance here; the point is, it wasn’t La Colline, Bistro Bis or Charlie Palmer). I was meeting a friend for a quick bite when I spied the diminutive Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Munchkinland) dining with a group of no lipped whiteboys that looked to include his press guy and other staffers and/or lobbyists. They certainly all looked like Republicans, that’s for sure.

• Shortly after I recognized [Sen. Sessions], the group stood (although it was hard to tell that the Senator was standing up) and left, creating room for a sudden wave of junior-high-aged kids all brandishing what appeared to be some sort of voucher that must be spendable at Johnny Rockets. We paid our check and beat a hasty retreat, leaving a wait staff who looked more terrified than the Post’s DeNeen Brown after a minor snowstorm. But it was fun to note that approximately half these 13-year-olds (mostly girls, of course) were taller than the Senator from Alabama.

• Maureen Dowd was at indeblue for dinner on Wed. night [2/15].

• Passed Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN on 16th St., near Lafayette Park, a couple days ago. He walked down the street and into the St. Regis.

• Friday night [2/10] I saw Reese Witherspoon, Ryan Phillipe, and their two kids at Kinkeads. She’s gorgeous and shorter than I expected, he’s hot and even hotter than I expected, the two kids are pretty cute and better behaved than I expected for Hollywood offspring but my rare tuna steak was not as good as I expected (can’t win them all). The waitstaff was completely falling all over themselves to catch a look at them. I was too pissed to have paid $30 for bad tuna to look too much, but Ryan sure is a DILF. Reese is very lucky.

• Saw Lisa Ling today [Fri. 2/10] at the Whole Foods in Dupont picking up lunch to feed her tiny frame, which looked even tinier in her huge faux-fur lined denim jacket. I’m assuming its faux-fur, I mean would she wear real fur? Maybe Star Jones, but not Lisa!

• I saw the original Wonkette (Ana Marie Cox) yesterday [Sun. 2/12] while walking my dog. Walked by Ana and her husband outside of Aroma Co. They looked confused as to why it was closed. Mr. (Original) Wonkette smiled at my dog, while Ana wore her red hair tucked up into a knit beret while typing on her Treo.

Speaking of Original Wonkette: Don’t miss her appearance this coming Wednesday at the National Press Club! For details on how to obtain your free tickets, click here.

• Reliable Source: Jenna Bush spotted at Glover Park Starbucks sporting “cute new chin-length do” and “teal houndstooth coat”… NPR’s Sylvia Poggioli says “Oh, **** !” on the air… Bradley Whitford says his “West Wing” character will “spend the day naked in bed with a woman”… Rep. John Dingell is now the second longest-serving House member of all time. [WP]
• Rush & Molloy: Clinton comments on Cheney: “They raise the quail on a farm. It’s hardly a sport. The quail are slow. You have to stomp on the ground to get them to get up and fly. And you can’t not get your limit. If it was that kind of farm, then, whatever the facts are, the Vice President shouldn’t have done that. Because he was going to get his limit.”… George Lucas suggests Cheney is secretly controlling Bush. [NYDN]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Sen. Joe Biden (D-Del.): “Part of [Bush’s] persona is his alcoholism. I have alcoholics in my family. They’re lucky to have an epiphany, and life begins at that epiphany. I think life began for George W. Bush at age 40.” [NYDN]

• Cheney urged to address the hunting accident “as early as today.” [WP]
• Scott McClellan did not disclose hunter’s heart attack to reporters during White House press briefing; hunter’s death could spark a grand jury investigation, possibly with criminal charges. [WP, NYT, NYT, W$J, USAT]
• Reporters cornered McClellan at the briefing. David Gregory: “Don’t tell us that you’re giving us complete answers when you’re not actually answering the questions.” David Sanger: “This is our briefing; we get to ask the questions.” [WP]
• Tension between the White House and Cheney’s staff is “palpable”; Cheney “plays by rules of his own making.” [NYT, USAT]
• White House successfully suppressing House investigation of NSA eavesdropping. [WP]
• Jack Abramoff’s “reputation for close relationships with the White House and congressional officials enabled him to charge stratospheric fees from his lobbying clients”; lobbyist’s successful work for Malaysia “suggests closer ties than previously acknowledged between the disgraced lobbyist and the highest levels of the Bush White House.” [LAT]
• Sen. Reid (D-Nev.) wrote at least four letters on behalf of tribes that Abramoff represented; staffers were in frequent contact about legislation. [LAT]

• The rise of the Lincoln Group “has been built in part by exaggerated claims about its abilities and connections.” Associate of the company: “They appear very professional on the surface, then you dig a little deeper and you find that they are pretty amateurish.” [NYT]
• “Organizational chaos” of the Senate is worsening, likely due to politics. [NYT]
• National Counterterrorism Center manages database of 325,000 names with suspected links to terrorism. [WP]
• Asbestos bill falls short of needed votes in the Senate. [WP, NYT, W$J]
• Proposed restructuring of FEMA “only scratch the surface of needed changes.” [WP]
• Harry Whittington has always been “a die-hard Republican.” [NYT]
• Sen. Hillary Clinton: “We are approaching a real turning point” on Medicare. [WT]
• George Lucas helps Democrats with “innovation agenda.” [LAT]
• Firstgov.gov — upgraded. [WP]

• Reliable Source: Paramount Pictures buys the distribution rights for Al Gore’s environmental film… New Armani model is Bethesda native: “I’ve sort of branded myself as an intelligent guy. I would make a lot more money if I shut up and pretended to be dumb.”… John Hinckley’s girlfriend has been working as an inspector for the D.C. Department of Mental Health. [WP]
• Under the Dome: George Lucas will publicly voice support for Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) today. [The Hill]
• Inside the Beltway: Rep. Tom DeLay (R-Texas): “The reports of my demise have been greatly exaggerated. I’m still very much alive.” [WT]
• The Scoop: PETA recommends that Cheney play tennis rather than hunt: “I hope that the man you mistook for a quail is doing well. I also hope that this brush with tragedy will convince you to rethink your recreational activities.” [MSNBC]

• Reliable Source: McAuliffe scores seven-figure book deal. . . Condi's second cousin, Constance Rice, is quite the leftist activist; tells charity, "She has a Chevron oil tanker named after her. I'm working on getting a Greenpeace trawler." [WP]
• Inside the Beltway: T-shirts of DeLay's mug shot go on sale. . . George Lucas donates $1m to proposed Martin Luther King memorial. [WT]