* Heard on the Hill: Fred Thompson tries out being an everyman by flying coach...Member of congress can't figure out how to open the flue...Virginia senatorial candidate Mark Warner already losing relevance...Congress calendars don't add up...The U.S.-Mexico border fence is "Made in China." [Roll Call]

* Reliable Source: Catherine Reynolds and Buffy Cafritz are two WASPs you don't want to mess with...Dick Cheney travels with a doc. [WP]

* Yeas and Nays: Apparently, everyone is a member of Red Sox Nation...Jenny 8. Lee is back on the scene. [Examiner]

* Under the Dome: Sen. Harry Reid threatens to give Congress a Saturday detention...Dick Cheney is getting more Bush-like and/or senile...Sen. Barack Obama is supporting the writer's strike...Congress doesn't hate pork enough. [The Hill]