And you thought we were finished with political Twitter stories? C’mon, this is Washington we’re talking about! The National Republican Senatorial Committee’s getting blowback today from both the left and right for a series of fake re-tweets sent from the NRSC’s official @nrsc Twitter account. The bogus RTs each make reference to Democrats failing to produce a budget, and include a link to a webpage, www.demsplanforamerica.com, that is–wait for it–a blank page.

The latest “controversy” (?) to hit the administration comes as at least one conservative women’s group lashed out against comments by President Obama that Democratic National Committee Chairman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has a “dazzling” and “cute” smile. While some cried sexism, on Fox News today a panel noted that there was a “double-standard” between conservatives and liberals on such matters, but that everyone likes being told they have a nice smile.

Former Virginia Governor (and current Senate hopeful) George Allen has stuck at least several toes in his mouth, offending local Washington, DC NBC anchor Craig Melvin by asking him what position he played. The problem is that Melvin, who is black, never played sports, and he’s apparently already told Allen so. Melvin tweeted Tuesday, “For the 2nd time in 5 months, fmr. gov. and sen candidate George Allen asks me,’what position did you play?’ I did not a play a sport.”

Allen has since tweeted an apology, but given his “Macaca guy” alter ego, will people give him the benefit of the doubt?

Wait, what? The Republicans are running George Allen, the “Macaca” guy, for Senate in Virginia? On her Tuesday night show, Rachel Maddow broke down the connection between a new NRSC ad depicting DNC chair Tim Kaine as a female cheerleader, and the nascent Senate candidacy of George Allen. The ad is definitely setting the table for a Kaine-Allen matchup, but Maddow’s conclusion that the GOP is “nervous” about Allen’s prospects is belied by the fact that he’s already tied with Kaine. So what’s going on here?

Democratic National Committee chair Tim Kaine appeared on CNN‘s State of the Union and in addition to making some minor news by announcing that he intends to remain chair for another two-year term and that there is virtually no possibility of a Democratic primary challenger to President Obama, it’s comments he made about Obama’s focus on job creation that is likely to get the most attention.

On the heels of reports that the Democratic National Committee is eyeballing Robert Gibbs as the next DNC chairman, the White House Press Secretary fielded a volley of questions on the subject at today’s White House briefing. Accustomed to the wiggle room that Gibbs often builds in to his responses, reporters pressed Gibbs, amid laughter, to nail down his denial. He ably complied, responding that he has had no talks with anyone, anywhere, regarding the DNC chairmanship, and that he’s happy where he is.

It appears that Rahm Emanuel‘s White House exit may be one of the first in a series for the Obama administration. According to Politico, the Democratic Party is looking into leadership negotiations that could land current DNC chairman Tim Kaine in the White House and spokesman Robert Gibbs in the Party’s top post.

With the midterm elections looming and the Democrats looking to take more losses than many predicted just a few months ago, DNC chairman Tim Kaine bravely joined Jon Stewart on The Daily Show last night. Stewart has been a consistently vocal critic of the Democratic Party’s political efforts and was not reluctant in sharing his criticism to the former Governor of Virginia and current party chair. The segment opens with Stewart plainly stating “you’re in trouble dude,” and gets more entertaining from there.

Did the White House offer Rep. Joe Sestak a job (rumored to be Navy secretary) in return for not running against Arlen Specter in the Pennsylvania Democratic primary on Tuesday? No one will say for absolute sure. One imagines that if Rand Paul had not been afforded quite so much media time to clarify his views on the Civil Rights Act this storyline might have received more attention. As it is, it got secondary mention on all three network Sunday shows this morning.

Larry King has been on a roll lately. Between confirming David Paterson’s blindness to calling Johnny Weir “fierce” and getting Toyota President Akio Toyoda to admit his fears of not being considered compassionate enough, Larry King Live has made for some must-see TV. Yesterday was no exception, with DNC Chair Tim Kaine and RNC Chair Michael Steele meeting for the first time in quite a while after circling each other on the cable news rounds for months to discuss the health care reform, Jim Bunning’s pseudo-filibuster and business as usual in Washington.

To commemorate the first anniversary of the signing on Obama’s stimulus bill, DNC chair and former Virginia governor Tim Kaine made more television appearances in one 24-hour cycle than it felt like he had during the entirety of his tenure before today. After waiting for so long, what did Kaine bring to the table at Fox and Friends, Morning Joe, and American Morning? The gameplan for victory Rachel Maddow gave him the night before.

Every now and again a story breaks and one immediately can see how people will react, based on political belief. This is one such story.

President Obama recently called in to a local D.C. radio program to congratulate Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, who was a guest on the show. Some will note how relaxed, down-to-earth and charming the President was. Others will ask “how does the most powerful man in the world have time for this cheap publicity stunt with so many critical issues on his plate?”

Dana Perino was on Fox & Friends this morning, and she weighed in on an argumentative exchange between both national party Chairman’s on ABC’s This Week.

Perino said that both sides of the “testosterone overload” were turning off independents and women.

It’s Friday, which means it’s time to separate the chumps from the champs in Mediaite’s Winners and Losers, our scorecard of who rocked and who flopped in the headines. This week, a special off-year election edition, featuring Doug Hoffman, Mike Bloomberg, and more: