The shit these people come up with. In a bizarre opposite marriage of viewpoints, The Washington Independent is reporting that "a small number of Senate Republicans" are looking to pad the Matthew Shephard Hate Crimes Prevention Act with a conceal-and-carry gun provision:
"It makes sense for a group of people who would be protected by hate [...]

Over at Reproductive Health Reality Check, Wendy Norris writes of one possible scenario that could result from Obama's proposed cut of abstinence-only funding: Some Republican will fuck it up. She titles her piece appropriately:

Abstinence-Only Funding Not Dead if Congress Plays "Hide-the-Salami" Again

Norris then proceeds to shower her analysis with a slew of sex puns. Count [...]

Today, New York Governor David Paterson announced his pick to replace Hillary Clinton's seat in the U.S. Senate. Paterson tapped Congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand, a 42-year-old from upstate New York who also appears to have stolen Hillary's haircut. Gillibrand will serve as the Junior Senator from the state until a special election is held in [...]

The Manliest Workplace in D.C. Competition continues today in a match-up sure to be less painful than most acts of Congress! (See the full 64-workplace bracket here). Today, the Federal Government bracket heats up as our bicameral legislature goes mano-a-mano to determine final man dominance (until the new, possibly gender-compromised Congress is sworn in). [...]

Slightly. The Feminist Majority Foundation is reporting that the new Congress will be 2% more female than the last. In January, Congress will see 92 women: 75 women in the House (three of which are non-voting members), and 17 women in the Senate.
The foundation also breaks down the new female house members' positions on [...]