* Heard on the Hill:Al Gore embraced by his fairweather friends...GOP Senate staffers continue to make The Simpsons not funny...First they came for the light bulbs, now they're taking away the water bottles. [Roll Call]

* Reliable Source:Bush's fridge not as exciting as you would think...Welcome back, Connie Morella. [WP]

* Yeas and Nays: The Rush Limbaugh-mobile comes to Sandy Berger's rescue...Laura Bush lost her shoe...Rudy Giuliani may have learned how to text message, but he's still working on turning off his cell phone...Will Giuliani root for the Red Sox?...Larry Craig tells all to Matt Lauer. [Examiner]

* Shenanigans:James Gandolfini bails out on John McCain...Clarence Thomas's autobiography not a big hit with his colleagues...Jeri Thompson is a fashion don't with Mike Huckabee supporters. [Politico]

* Washington Whispers: 2008 Election brings out the historical reenactors...Rep. Henry Waxman still the scariest man on the Hill. [USN&WR]