Lunchtime Links

Happy Friday afternoon, kids. We at Capitol Ill understand that you've probably spend the last four hours or so ignoring emails, GChatting, and trying to figure out if you were still over the legal limit when you drove to work this morning. That's why we're kicking off a little something new - compiling a set of "things you were probably too hungover to process" so that when you step into that meeting in 45 minutes, there's something knocking around inside your skull besides tequila metabolites. Without further ado:


82% of Americans now disapprove of the job Congress is doing it's job.  Wait, so Congress publicly engaging in the worlds most repetitive pissing contest was a bad thing? (WaPo)

In totally unrelated news. (WSJ)


Nader promises a Democratic Primary challenger to Obama. Well, at least he's not running? (Daily Caller)

Speaking of running for president. (SplitSide)

Redskin QB Rex Grossman has been doing big things this offseason. And by big I mean fat. (Yahoo Sports)

Good luck on the Red Line this weekend...and the Blue line for that matter. Maybe just stay away from the Metro. (WaPo)

Bear Grylls' son saves girl's life. Even if they do drink their own piss, this is a seriously badass family. (Daily Mail)

And you thought our debt crisis was bad. European debt crisis 101. (WaPo)

Remember The Rent Is Too Damn High guy? Turns out the rent really was too damn high. (Politico)

The Hammer: It's tough logic to argue with...

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