* Heard on the Hill:Rep. Bobby Rush keeps his beat-up, rusting old Camero in the House garage, where it's been since 2000... Aide to House Chief Administrative Officer Dan Beard sends 700 staffers a wacky email... Trent Lott lures reporters to boring statements by promising that he's "fixin' to say something outrageous." ... House passed a bill acknowledging Americans' god-given right to get drunk all week long for Cinco de Mayo. [Roll Call]

* Reliable Source:Jack Valenti is dead, his funeral was star-studded. [WP]

* Yeas and Nays: Everyone will miss Dana Perino... Ben Stein is staying at the Watergate. [Examiner]

* Under the Dome: [The Hill]

* Shenanigans:John Kerry -- life of any book party... No one will watch the GOP debate (SPONSORED BY THE POLITICO DON'T YOU KNOW). [Politico]

* The Sleuth: Someone stole a framed letter from Cindy Sheehan from the Tabard Inn. [WP]