We teased you with video of the gorgeous Marko Liias back here , but now it is time to bring you more. Feel free to wave your hand in front of your face if you get the vapors. Marko is a State Rep for the 21st District of Washington State . He’s also gay but more importantly for this conversation he is Oh. My. God. Drop-dead. Gorgeous

State politico says pols . should focus on economy and that marriage equality can wait. Read more….

Francois Fillon is in Washington today along with Christine Lagarde to prepare for the upcoming G20 summit in London. On the schedule is lunch with Larry Summers and a 3:45 pm meeting with Joe Biden (according to Politico ). There will also be a meeting with Barney Frank and a (snobby/invitation only) speech

I know what you’re thinking. How in the hell did the top four seeds advance? No upsets? No cinderalla stories? Did George Mason University teach us nothing last year? Well, all I can say is: (1) you chose the winners, (2) the East and South regions of the basketball tourney this year also went 1-2-3-4, and (3)

Mr. Geithner begins the day with an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal . Naturally. [...] … me with a sense of despair. Politico has the “60 Minutes” interview if you didn’t see

Steve Kroft caught Barack Obama “laughing and chuckling several times while discussing the perilous state of the economy”, at one point asking “Are you punch-drunk?” Politico says “his awkward laughter highlighted an issue Obama has faced dating back to the campaign, a sense that he sometimes is too ‘cool’ and detached to fully grasp

Politico – Blog: Geithner has an op-ed in this morning’s Journal, and he’s briefing reporters at Treasury now. From the op-ed: The Publ

Politico – Memo to conservatives: Expect to see both Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews on MSNBC through the 2012 race.

President Obama “is no fan of bonuses paid at a financial institutions being kept afloat by taxpayer dollars but also says he would not ‘govern out … code to surgically punish a small group of people.” Meanwhile, Politico reports a Senate bill

Economy Board Meeting in Private Six weeks after President Obama “appointed a blue-ribbon panel to help him dig America out of its economic crisis, the board has yet to hold an official public meeting,” Politico reports. “Comments from board members and Obama himself indicate that some members of the panel are meeting