Perhaps because so many of the petitions that recently reached the threshold for an official response are unbelievably stupid, the White House said yesterday evening that it is raising the bar on its “We the People” site to 100,000.

Whatever general misgivings some of us might have about the Washington Redskins, one thing was not in dispute after their win over the Saints yesterday: Robert Griffin III lived up to the hype, maybe even surpassed it.

Gregg Williams, who ran Redskins’ defenses for four seasons, is meeting today with NFL officials after reports surfaced last week that he offered his players bonuses for making bruising hits on opposing teams’ players.

Written by DCist contributor Rob Birgfeld. No one is suggesting the Super Bowl is in our future. But with a 29-24 win against the New Orleans Saints yesterday at FedEx Field, we can safely remove ourselves from the ledge and take a deep breath. While I’m not actually sure what a “schneid” is, fans across the metropolitan area are happy the Redskins have gotten off of it. After a painful first half, when the…