“It’s a love tap compared to the Wu-Tang fist of fury that’s coming at this guy in the fall,” said Rick Wilson, a Republican media consultant. [Ghostface Killah] This is for the White House folks.

DMN editorial board recommends Mike Huckabee for GOP nomination The editorial board’s blog 

Elissa Silverman: K Street’s Second Shift INTRO: Money for access. Influence peddling. Gucci. It’s just another Monday on K Street. Even at 1 a.m. KICKER: He then heads home to Springfield. He has a busy day at the office tomorrow.

Jack Nicholson schleps for Hillary

Patrick O’Connor spends a slow news day pandering to star gazers [Angelina Jolie Alert] 6 Angelina Jolie mentions 2 Brad Pitt mentions 1 Tomb Raider mention Google Alerts are going crazy from the beltway to Hollywood

“Live from New York, it’s Saturday Night!” Less than 48 hours before she could be out of the race, Hillary kicks off SNL.

  Meet the Press: Republican strategists Mary Matalin and Mike Murphy and, Democratic strategists James Carville and Bob Shrum Face the Nation: New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, Sen. Chris Dodd and Sen. Evan Bayh. This Week: New York Times’ David Brooks, Republican strategist Matthew Dowd, Democratic strategist Donna Brazile and …

$35 BILLION aircraft contract awarded to Northrop-Grumman-EADS — not Boeing Conventional wisdom was running so strongly against Northrop-EADS in some corners of Capitol Hill that Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison’s office issued a statement late on Friday declaring Boeing the winner. It was swiftly retracted. [OUCH] Note the famous Washington …