From this week's National Journal: (subscription required)

• Wayne's New World: These days, both Colorado and K Street are Democrat-friendly places. But that hasn't stopped former Sen. Wayne Allard of Colorado, a Republican, from landing a gig as senior counselor at the Livingston Group, the lobbying shop run by former House Appropriations Committee Chairman Bob Livingston, R-La., Peter Stone reports.
• Dems Still Love Lobbyists: Yes, they are lobbyists, and the Democratic Party still loves Tony and Heather Podesta. Their Northwest Washington home was the scene of a January 28 fundraising dinner that brought in a whopping $585,000 for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Bara Vaida writes. Seven Democratic senators were on hand for the two-hour event: Freshmen Michael Bennet of Colorado, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Jeff Merkley of Oregon, and Mark Warner of Virginia; veteran chairmen Jay Rockefeller of West Virginia and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii; and Ben Nelson of Nebraska.
  
• Bankers on the Hot Seat: A number of banking lobbyists in Washington say they are nervous about an upcoming House Financial Services Committee hearing that could turn into another public-relations disaster for their companies, Stone reports. In the run-up to the hearing, slated for February 11, several lobbyists for the largest banks have been prepping their CEOs -- who will be the star witnesses -- for what is expected to be a very public dressing-down.
  
• Tracking the Washington Elite: Information is the coin of the realm in the nation's capital, and a nonpartisan group is offering a new website, LittleSis, that discloses the connections among people in the world of Washington politics, policy, and advocacy, writes Eliza Krigman. The site, www.littlesis.org, is described as an involuntary Facebook for government. Patterson's profile delineates his professional background, monetary political contributions, education, and more.