According to the National Journal, former maverick John McCain is now the Senate's most conservative member.  It was a big shock for McCain, who was really hoping to be named "most crotchety".

It was reported on Thursday that despite President Obama's purported distate for lobbyists, members of his administration meet with them outside the White House.  Reporters got wise to this when this photo appeared on Craigslist's men-seeking-lobbyists page:

And finally, Sarah Palin says she's planning a trip to India next month to meet with government officials and, hopefully, bag a couple of elephants.

At the CPAC conference on Sunday, Ann Coulter said she thinks there ought to be "more jailed journalists".  After her speech, Coulter's handlers folded her up and put her in a box to wait out 364 days of obscurity until she can make another asinine remark at the next CPAC.

On Meet the Press on Sunday, Speaker John Boehner said it isn't his duty to convince people President Obama is an American-born Christian, claiming, "It's not my job to tell the American people what to think."  Boehner added, "That's Rush's job."

GOP Congressman Jeff Flake announced his candidacy on Monday for the Arizona senate seat being vacated by Jon Kyl.  If he wins, it means Michele Bachmann will no longer be the only Flake in congress.

Yesterday, tough-as-nails Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords spoke for the first time since being shot last month.  You could tell Giffords hadn't spoken in over a month, because the first thing she said was, "Hey, how's that golden-voiced homeless guy doing?"

In an interview, Bristol Palin said she'll "probably" run for office someday, if there was a problem that she could solve.  Well if America is ever in need of a crappy dancer, we know who to call.

And finally, Us Weekly is in some hot water for reporting one of our stories as fact.  Hey, Us Weekly, next time you feel like reporting fake news, try watching Fox News!

Former MSNBC host Keith Olbermann has reportedly inked a deal to get a new show on the cable channel Current TV.  Now the very same network that has gotten this website so many hits will be the final resting place of Keith Olbermann's career.

On Sunday, AOL announced they'd purchased the Huffington Post for $315 million dollars.  To make sure people try the new Huffington Post, AOL will send out free trial CD-ROM's every week for the next 15 years.

According to the latest polls, President Obama does well against Sarah Palin in red states, beating her in Tennessee and almost tying her in Texas.  Palin has had trouble deciding which states to target ever since she had to take the crosshairs off her map.  Unfortunately, this isn't much of an election strategy:

American ambassador to China Jon Huntsman resigned from his post on Monday, fueling speculation he's gearing up to run for president.  The American ambassador to Egypt, meanwhile, is gearing up to run in any direction he can.

Today the DNC announced the 2012 Democratic convention will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina, or as it's known throughout the South, the place where the mall is.

Meanwhile, the Republican National Committee reports they're $23 million in debt.  RNC chair Reince Priebus said he's finding ways to bring in money, and recently unveiled the RNC's new logo: