Gossip Roundup: Party Line
*Heard on the Hill: There is a woman from DC on the American Idol television program, apparently...Rep. Kevin McCarthy(R-Calif.) roomed with, got lots of lectures from ex-House Ways and Means ChairmanBill Thomas... "GOP Sens.Richard Shelby(Ala.) andCraig Thomas(Wyo.) crossed party lines to vote to adjourn for the weeklong Presidents Day recess." [ Roll Call ]
*Reliable Source: How did "famous" DC-ites do in their Oscar predictions? ...Ralph Nader: still a dick. [WP ]
*Yeas and Nays: Press Club dinner scandal!Miceat the Hilton! ... Our next president to be chosen byJudge Judy... Press corps not allowed to watchIdiocracyon Air Force 2. [ Examiner ]
*Washington Whispers: Mitt Romneyuses PowerPoint at campaign events...Al Goreis secretly just trying to make enough money to finance his '08 campaign himself...Dick Armeyquit smoking. [ USN&WR ]
*Shenanigans: SCOTUS to rule on important car chase law... Hill staffers emailing around funny joke about Bush and JetBlue, look, you should just go read it, we can't do it justice. [Politico ]