Funny man Stephen Colbert made plenty of fun of Sarah Palin, Obama Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel and Rush Limbaugh last night on his show “The Colbert Report.” Colbert joked about Palin and the notes she had on her hand during the recent Tea Party convention in Nashville.

There have been a slew of cancellations in the wake of the snowfall last weekend.
ITK has been looking out for them, and here are a few for Tuesday:

POSTPONED:

- Tracy's Kids Red Carpet event at the Verizon Center, honoring Rep. Debbie Wasserman  Schultz (D-Fla.)
- The launch party for  Secrets of Powerful Women at the W Hotel
- The Nuclear Energy Institute's Welcome Back Congress Reception in Longworth

D.C.’s own Jose Andres, who owns several restaurants in the area, including "Oyamel" and "Jaleo," made an appearance on NBC’S The Today Show Tuesday morning.

Andres was on a cooking segment the show occasionally airs. Along with Meredith Vieira and Al Roker, Andres made the “Andres family macaroni and cheese,” with the special ingredient of Greek yogurt. Vieira tried to no avail to “sound like a Spaniard” when pronouncing Andres’ name, joking with him and repeatedly saying “Jose!”

Andres mentioned that his macaroni and cheese is a healthy alternative to the traditional dish, particularly in light of First Lady Michelle Obama’s scheduled unveiling of her childhood obesity campaign on Tuesday afternoon.

Rep. Brad Sherman (D-Calif.) and his wife, Lisa, had to be nervous. They were expecting a baby — and the blizzard of the century was barreling toward the nation's capital.

Fortunately, little Naomi Claire Sherman is not a procrastinator. On Friday afternoon, Naomi indicated she was ready for this world, and the Sherman family headed to a Washington-area hospital in the afternoon, hours before the heaviest snow hit.

"Mother, baby and her 1-year-old sister, Molly, are all doing fine---and the father is expected to recover, Sherman said.

Rep. Earl Blumenauer's (D-Ore.) press secretary, Erin Allweiss, and Rep. Chris Van Hollen's (D-Md.) senior adviser, Doug Thornell, hosted a joint Super Bowl party at an apropos venue: the Left Bank restaurant.

The party had a distinctly New Orleans twist. Allweiss (center, with fellow partygoers) is a native of the The Big Easy, and the last time she was there, she told ITK, she picked up "a whole suitcase of Mardi Gras beads."

The decorations were in full force, as were New Orleans Saints jerseys on the 75 guests in the a glass-enclosed back room at the hip, 18th Street, N.W. joint.

Among the largely Democratic crowd were staffers from the offices of: Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), Reps. George Miller (D-Calif.), Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.), the House Energy and Commerce Committee, the Natural Resources Committee, and a swath of federal agencies. They all requested anonymity to speak freely about their not-so-serious-gathering.

A lone staffer from Sen. Richard Lugar's (R-Ind.) office held the Indianapolis Colts banner high.

After the party, Allweiss told ITK that she and some fellow revelers went out onto Columbia Rd., N.W. and shared their leftover beads with people out walking their dogs.

"There were quite a few bejeweled dogs out last night," she joked.

The record snowfall meant that many congressional staffers had a snow day on Monday. But not all of them.

Some Capitol Hill offices sent out e-mails on Sunday evening saying they would be closed the following day. That translated into more celebrating (and a few more rounds) during Super Bowl gatherings from Adams Morgan to Eastern Market.

But not all congressional aides were so lucky. One Democratic senator (who ITK agreed not to reveal) made his entire team come in Monday because he had an important meeting. And his staffers were bummed when they read the bad news on their Blackberries -- especially the senior legislative aide who had a shot of whiskey waiting for him. Wisely, he decided to take a pass.

Among those offices that were open Monday, there was a sense of having won a competition, apparent by the press secretaries who called ITK just to say that their offices were open and how empty their neighboring offices were.

A massive storm that dumped nearly two feet of snow on Washington last weekend has prompted White House officials to cancel Monday's press briefing.

Deputy Press Secretary Bill Burton announced the schedule change this morning over Twitter:

WH Press Office open for business but no briefing today.

This weekend's snowfall has similarly prompted Senate leaders to postpone votes until Tuesday. Federal employees are also off on Monday, the Office of Personnel Management announced this weekend.

However, the massive storm many are calling "snowpocalypse" may not be over. Weather reports indicate a second storm could dump another six inches on the already hamstrung city, meaning additional cancelations later in the week might follow.

A former Miss California who riled the political left with her comments about same-sex marriage is getting married.

Carrie Prejean, 22, is reportedly engaged to Kyle Boller, the quarterback of the St. Louis Rams.

The couple began dating in July of last year, and the proposal took place in Prejean's hometown of San Diego, according to E! News. No word yet on the wedding date. 

The former beauty queen made headlines when she spoke out against same-sex marriage, which she called "opposite marriage" during the 2009 Miss USA pageant.

Her controversial statement earned her at least one fan on Capitol Hill. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) told TMZ.com Prejean could be a contender in the political arena, because "people are excited about [Prejean's] convictions and beliefs."

Monday is a day for frozen foods on Capitol Hill, as the dining services adjust to feed congressional staffers amid a federal government shut-down and impassable delivery routes. 

On the Senate side, The American Grill, located in the hall between the Hart and Dirksen buildings, will be open from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. according to employees. 

On the House side, visit the Longworth cafeteria during the same hours for meals. Just don't expect too much from the salad bar