In blargedy blarg political news of the day, Elizabeth Colbert Busch lost the race for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District seat to Mark "charming" Sanford, a man most famous for having a mistress, and who was recently accused of trespassing on his ex-wife's property. Yay! Not!

In an effort to appease outraged Indians reeling from the death of a 23-year-old who was violently raped and beaten in New Delhi earlier this month and the government's generally terrible track record with handling rape cases, government officials have vowed to "name and shame" convicted rapists. That government…

The number of NRA-endorsed politicians who've changed their Second Amendment tune since Adam Lanza shot 20 kids and seven adults with a semi-automatic rifle last Friday keeps rising. But can we really trust that these formerly staunch pro-gun representatives will take action? Check out their pre and post-Sandy Hook…

Because we can't stop, won't stop with the Bookerdemonium, New York magazine brings us some more reasons why we'd love to cuddle up to Mayor Handsome. (And there are, alas, reasons why we really wouldn't.) Either way, there's no denying that the man is a political star; every person with a Twitter account wants to be…

The latest contender in the highly competitive race for "GOP candidate who provides the most horrifying, soul-crushingly ignorant insights about rape" is Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock, who said that when God hands you rape, you should make rape-ade:

JUST WOW: When Indiana's Republican Senate candidate Richard Mourdock was asked at a debate tonight if abortions should be allowed in cases of rape or incest, he replied with, "I think even when life begins in that horrible situation of rape, that it something that God intended to happen."

Today in pretty pretty princess news: A new survey out of UCLA found that female politicians with "stereotypical feminine facial features" are more likely to be Republicans than women with gender-ambiguous or masculine facial features. The more gender-atypical the woman, in fact, the more likely she is to vote…

On Tuesday, the Washington Post featured a profile on Democratic New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, who is taking time out of her reelection bid (she's expected to win by a 2 to 1 margin, so it's nbd) to personally ensure that, after the next election cycle, she can look forward to seeing more women waiting…

Former Alabama gubernatorial candidate Bill Johnson, a conservative Christian who opposed gay marriage and unsuccessfully ran for governor in the 2010 GOP primary, is leaving his wife Kathy and her three children from a previous marriage for a new life in New Zealand with children he fathered via sperm donation.…

Daniel Craig, star of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and possessor of a top-notch British accent, spoke with Men's Journal about politicians like Tony Blair who've tried to woo entertainers into supporting them. Turns out he isn't too fond of the practice:

All over the Internet, men are photographing their own bodies and sending the shots to women who are maybe not their wives and girlfriends. It's a risk for most any non-professional, but it's one that predictably costs male politicians like Anthony Weiner — and the men before him — so much more. So why do they do it?

John Edwards' hopes for a plea deal have collapsed over prosecutors' insistence that he serve time in jail; Edwards apparently said that as the primary caregiver to two of his younger children (ages 10 and 12), that was a deal breaker. It's looking like he'll stand trial. But does the Justice Department have a case?

Check out this great treasury of holiday Santa-political awkwardness, because nothing says "Christmas" like Nancy Reagan flirting with Mr. T.

Polish pop singer Sara May — real name Katarzyna Szczolek — would like to win a district council seat in her hometown of Warsaw, and she's using photographs of herself in a bikini as part of her campaign.

Apparently Chelsea and her dad had some kind of hip-hop summit, in which she schooled him about rappers. Bill says of Weezy: "I hope what will happen is that he has a good life now."

Last night on CNN, Wyclef Jean announced that he is running to become the next president of Haiti. When asked what his qualifications are, Wycelf said:

More details about Chelsea's wedding have emerged! Supposedly, it is going to take place sometime this month at the Astor Courts part of Ferncliff, an estate on the Hudson. No word yet on whether they'll be serving chicken or fish.

The Sarah Palin Hair Watch continues over at Wonkette. Is it a wig? Is it front-bump it? Did someone just want to relive her pageant days and overdose on the hairspray? The world may never know. [Wonkette]

More and more these days, politicians appear to be straying from their marriages — but, unlike in the old days where a short public acknowledgment wasn't de rigueur, today's straying politicians are obligated to old press conferences to explain themselves.