One of the big questions in American politics today is: Who called Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. "chubby"? She mentioned fellow lawmakers commenting on her weight and appearance in her new book. In one instance a senator told her while she was pregnant that he liked his women "chubby". She wouldn't name names, but the New York Times First Draft political newsletter fingered a suspect: the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii.

Political candidates are accustomed to shaking a lot of hands, but Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., -- a vulnerable incumbent -- went one better. Campaigning in Baton Rouge, she was seen helping a voter with a keg stand at an LSU tailgate 
party.


"This has been the most do-nothingest Congress." - Rep. Hank Johnson, D-Ga., quoted in a CQ Roll Story which said the current session is on track to be one of the least productive, with only 163 pieces of legislation enacted.