Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) taunted Sarah Palin Monday afternoon as a "wild Alaskan dingbat" who knows nothing about policy.

The comments come in response to Palin's speech at a Republican fundraiser in his home district on Friday.

At the time, Palin had this to say:

"[W]hat can you say about Alan Grayson? Piper is with me tonight, so I won't say anything about Alan Grayson that can't be said around children. But thank you, Florida, for allowing candidates in a contested primary to duke it out over ideas and principles and values, all with the same goal, and that is unseating those who have such a disconnect from the people of America. That's what the goal is here in this race against Alan Grayson. Please fight hard, and do this for the rest of the country. Fight hard, and send a conservative to Washington, DC."

Grayson responded with a snarky email to supporters.

"I look forward to an honest debate with Governor Palin on the issues, in the unlikely event that she ever learns anything about them," he said.

The email continues: "Scientists are studying Sarah Palin's travel between Alaska and Florida carefully. They hope to learn more about the flight patterns of that elusive migratory species, the wild Alaskan dingbat.

Maybe it's the good hair, or the manly jawlines. But the number of attractive Republican politicians from Massachusetts has grown recently, and for at least for one voter, it's getting confusing.

As Sen. Scott Brown told a gathering at a St. Patrick's Day breakfast on Sunday, a woman recently paid him a high compliment. Sort of.

"I know you," she said, approaching Brown, "you're that handsome Republican from Massachusetts."

Brown, who's admittedly a good-looking guy, took the compliment in stride, "I'm pleased to meet you," he said to her.

The woman replied, "I'm pleased to meet you too, Mr. Romney."

The line got a good laugh, although the resemblance between Brown and former Gov. Mitt Romney (R) is a bit of a stretch.

No Brown appearance would be complete without the joke that never dies: Life-sized posters of Brown's nude Cosmopolitan magazine photo were photoshopped with the heads of his fellow Bay State politicians, Gov. Deval Patrick (D) and state Sen. Jack Hart (D), superimposed on the photo of Brown in his birthday suit.

Brown, Hart, and Patrick were even joined on stage by Attorney General Martha Coakley, in what was her first joint appearance with Brown since January's special Senate election, which Brown won in an upset.

With the defeat is still fresh in political memories, Coakley bravely told a well-worn campaign joke, which helped to relieve some of the tension. "I want to thank you to everyone from Southie who voted for me," she said to the crowd of more than 1,000, "and I think both of them are here, actually."

The Florida Republican tweeted that he's taking the mound at a pre-season MLB game:

     MLB Spring Training is a great Florida tradition. I'm on my way to throw out 1st pitch at Pirates vs. Yankees. #fb #mlb

Both Pittsburgh and New York have spring training facilities in Buchanan's home state.

White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel took a break from tense healthcare negotiations this weekend to get a little sweaty on the running trails of Rock Creek Park.

An ITK spy spotted Emanuel running through the wooded paths on Sunday at midday, dressed in long black running tights and trailed by one security officer.

"Looked like he was going fast," said the spy.

Landra Reid, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who was injured in a car crash last week, was released from the hospital Sunday, Reid's spokesman Jon Summers said.

Sarukhan took to his Twitter account soon after the White House made its announcement:

First Lady's first solo trip abroad -to Mexico- underscores importance of our relationship. We are glad to host her!

Mrs. Obama will travel to Mexico City April 13-15 to discuss the economy and education.

Doris “Granny D” Haddock, the woman best known for walking more than 3,200 miles across the country in 1999 to advocate for campaign finance reform, died Tuesday at the age of 100.

Haddock was a former shoe factory employee who got involved in national politics in her mid-eighties, when her husband died of Alzheimer's disease.

A fierce opponent of "soft money" political donations, Haddock spearheaded a petition for campaign finance reform, culminating in her decision to walk from Pasadena, Calif., to Washington. She arrived in the spring of 2000, where she was joined for the last few miles by dozens of members of Congress and more than 2,000 supporters.

Haddock penned two books about her experience, and in 2004, mounted a brief campaign for Senate against GOP incumbent Judd Gregg (N.H.). She received 34 percent of the vote.

On Wednesday, Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) memorialized his fellow progressive, saying that Haddock, who legally changed her name to Granny D, had a "vision for an America in which every citizen has a voice in a government free of corporate control."

White House press secretary Robert Gibbs wore a Canadian Olympic hockey jersey to the press briefing Friday, paying his debt to his Canadian counterpart after losing a wager over the final Olympic men's hockey game.

Gibbs wore jersey number 39, in honor of U.S. goalie and MVP Ryan Miller. Gibbs's name was written on the back.

The president's spokesman also said the U.S. ambassador to Canada was instructed by President Barack Obama to deliver a case of Molson Canadian and Yuengling beer to Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper to make good on the two leaders' bet over the same game. Team Canada beat Team USA 3-2 in overtime.

But in the middle of the press conference, Gibbs had another surprise for journalists: he peeled off his Canadian jersey to reveal a Team USA jersey underneath.

This prompted one reporter to ask if Gibbs planned on taking anything else off that day.

Gibbs fired back, "That's Rahm, man. That's your chief of staff," a reference to reports that Rahm Emanuel confronted ex-Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.) in the House gym while both were nude.

On the heels of an appeal for funds from Rep. Alan Grayson's (D-Fla.) daughter Skye on Monday, Grayson's campaign sent out another appeal from the teenager on Friday.

Monday's letter was about a birthday present Skye received from her father. This one is about a birthday present supporters can give to Rep. Grayson. Money.

The letter begins, "Tomorrow, March 13th is my dad Alan Grayson's 52nd birthday. If you appreciate all he's doing to stand up for all of us, I encourage you to give a gift of $52 to his campaign."

This note referred more directly to politics, and highlighted Grayson's recent proposal of a Medicare buy in.

The note was signed by Skye Grayson and linked to Grayson's campaign website.