Washington in 60 Seconds: Barack Obama 2.0, Man of the People

Ohio, Capitolists! In case you're wondering, "Ohio" has two translations. It means "good morning" in Japanese and "I need to save my can" in politics. Trips to Ohio usually coincide with politicians' efforts to get Americans' back on their side. And since there's no better way to remind the people that you're one of them than to go to the middle of the country without a tie on, President Obama will do just that today.

Read about that and everything else making news in Washington in the next 60 seconds:

* Ohai-yo, Ohio. The president is coming to town on his White House to Main Street tour, and you can go if you know where Lorain County is. Everyone else, watch it at 2 p.m. on C-SPAN.

* The hottest ticket in town. It may prove to be his high-water mark, but what a high-water mark it was. Scott Brown took Capitol Hill by storm yesterday, even with his cool pickup truck still parked in Wrenthem, Mass. Brown was so in demand that Sen. John Cornyn, the Republicans' top Senate recruiter and an all-around VVIP, told me that he tried calling the new senator-elect to congratulate him and talk turkey, but Brown's voice mail was full.

* Pitchforks and Torches will be the must-have accessories today if you're heading to the Financial Services Committee's hearing on banking regulations. Populist measures to be discussed include limiting CEO pay, raising taxes and a discussion of where else bankers would work if they made good on their threats to quit if Uncle Sam docks their paychecks. As Rep. Barney Frank told the Hill, "There may be in some of these financial institutions people capable of playing Major League Baseball. I'm not aware of any."

* Dysfunction Junction. Something you won't see on the schedule today are votes in Congress. After the Massachusetts mauling, progress on health care reform has become frozen in its tracks and Senate Democrats are so paralyzed over what to do next, they are doing absolutely nothing. If you're keeping track at home, the Senate has had two votes this week -- one to confirm a judge, and another to terminate TARP, which failed.

* Roe v. Wade Turns 37. Today is the anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision on abortion, and Washington will see the customary marches, protests and demonstrations that always mark the day from people on both sides of the abortion issue.

* Pass the Sauce. Tracy Sefl, a well-respected political consultant to New York Gov. David Paterson, quit her job this morning, reports the New York Post. Sefl calls her decision "a business one," but the Post speculates it may have to do with Paterson's lackluster fundraising and his recent lunch at a New Jersey steak house with a "leggy" 34-year-old woman. The guv said the lunch was all business, but witnesses told the Post the business included Paterson wearing a shiny purple shirt while repeatedly kissing the woman on the neck. Saucy.