With Trade Rep, Flat Stanley Is Really Going Places

When did you last cry and why? Milbank: This week, when Duncan Hunter dropped out.

Akers: Clyburn not undecided, but undeclared Clyburn said he doesn’t really see Obama as the “black candidate” polls are making him out to be. If anything, Clyburn argued, Obama is the white candidate.

JoMa: “Global Warming Fades From McCain’s Stump Speech”

Gates: “I thought U2 was an airplane.”

Mary Katharine Ham: A Take on Ron Paul “Ron Paul’s ridiculous.”

NY Times endorses Obama and McCain Ambinder: “This will no doubt not help McCain.”

Obama “goofed” and “hit the wrong button” on “at least six” of his more than 4K votes [my bad] Greenies quieted after bunk claim [typical] Blog Funder Guilty of Money-Laundering [green cash] Who loves the minority? [Alexander perhaps] Free advice from tech dudes [pimp those sites] Interrogator: Invasion Surprised Saddam …

Cillizza: With all of that said, the Bill effect appears at present to be largely positive for his wife’s candidacy. Of course, in politics, things can change in an instant as public opinion is a fickle mistress. [click]

DC pundits baffled as to how this will affect the Clinton camp. “I’m pretty chilled out,” Clinton said, sipping hot coffee at a restaurant here, when asked about the congressman’s recommendation. Of his attacks on Obama — he’s used language such as “fairy tale” to describe various positions taken by …

Bono meets Pentagon chief Robert Gates to discuss poverty

O’Connor: Issa’s deep pockets Issa promises to make up the difference of $400K pledge to NRCC. Founder of the Viper car alarm, his net worth was last estimated to be more than $140 million.

Subpoena for Knoblauch still not served

NY Times: Romney Leads in Ill Will Among G.O.P. Candidates “John McCain and his friends used to beat up Mitt Romney at recess,” Dan Schnur said. Kevin Madden, said, “I think it’s largely driven by the fact that everybody’s taught to tackle the guy on the field with the ball.”

McGrane: Dodd’s back with a big, new housing proposal