Since last month, Washington’s airwaves have been flooded with commercials by the campaigns of President Obama and Mitt Romney, their respective parties and allied third-party spending groups. As with many things, it’s Virginia’s fault.

CBS finally released video to YouTube today of that terrifying Battle of the Bands between Tony Snow and Bob Schieffer we previewed late last month. It’s just exactly as scary as you might imagine….

Today the National Press Club announced the craziest show to hit the Washington music scene since Dismemberment Plan decided to reunite for two performances this weekend. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow, who’s recovering well from his cancer surgery, and CBS anchor Bob Schieffer go head to head in a battle of the bands dubbed Honky Tonk Meets the White House Wonk. The veteran newsman sings with Honky Tonk Confidential, a country-western band, while…

Thanks to Dave Hughes’ excellent DCRTV for reminding us of the local angle to a national media story: the status of Arlington native Katie Couric’s recent ascension to the anchor’s chair over at CBS News. Couric grew up in Arlington, attending Yorktown High School (where she was a cheerleader) and UVA before beginning her climb to the top of the TV news industry — a process that included a stint at D.C.’s WRC-TV, NBC4. From…

President Bush and Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry faceoff one last time in tonight’s presidential debate. With 20 days left ’til the election, and the race in a virtual dead heat, DCist expects a gloves off, no holds barred performance from both men tonight at 9 p.m. from Tempe, Ariz. The third and final debate of the campaign will focus on domestic policy and social issues such as health care, job growth (or the lack of),…