Brandishing her partisan credentials, the Hotfile attacks McCain and his photo-op on an oil rig platform. Enjoy SR!

Whoever dreamed this idea up needs a raise. Sen. Barack Obama’s campaign announced tonight that voters who sign up for his text messaging alerts will be among “the first to know” his choice for the vice presidential nominee. [pure genius] What will they think of next?

SO SAYETH ANDREW SULLIVAN

New York Times Fashion Diary: She Dresses to Win What Ms. Taylor read in Mrs. Obama’s appearance on Tuesday, she said, was a message that she is primed to become first lady, although not necessarily first hostess. “Every woman I talked to was saying how she has this confidence that …

As loyal FamousDC readers have probably figured out, we have several contributors here who regularly analyze the daily beltway grind with a little snark and lots of Red Bull.*Believe it or not, we also have contributors [ALMOST] that actually offer good political insight. – – FDC 5 Rules of Engagement …

John McCain is supposed to compete with this? When it rains, it pours – but at least he has protection.

If Republicans think Obama isn’t good for the economy, that might change after they read this post. Abercrombie Posts Slight Rise in Net “Despite a tough selling environment, we produced bottom-line growth while still remaining true to the aspirational positioning of our brands,” Chief Executive Mike Jeffries said. “We continue …

Rep. Tom Davis recently released a memo, [littered with problems] and probably wishes he could have take backs. Calls for concern in his memo: 1. He misspells Barack Obama’s name throughout the entire memo. [Hire a copy editor] 2. For some reason he uses the term “tar baby” while trying …

Last May Barack Obama addressed the Detroit Economic Club and delivered a “stern” message, described as his “Daniel-in-the-lion’s-den” moment. So stern in fact, he told a crowd last week, upon reflection, that while he delivered his message about fuel efficiency to the group of automakers, “nobody clapped” and that his …

Barack Obama is landing endorsements from both sides of the plate. His latest comes in the form of an ex-steroid abusing homerun king. Mark McGwire, who’s clearly got time on his hands, was kind enough to stop by an Obama rally earlier this week. And by the looks of the …

Last week, the RNC launch CanWeAsk.com, a website which invites users to ask Barack Obama a question – although, I’m not quite sure he’s worked in time on his calendar to answer any of them. The gimmick has received a lot of press, but unfortunately for the RNC, they forgot …

Reporting 101: Your job is to report the news, not create it. [just sayin’]

As you read this post, hundreds of cameras are going off right now – each one attempting to capture that perfect (or not so perfect) moment. While Obama, Clinton and McCain crisscross the country, so do the cameras.  While they draw record crowds, hundreds of eager photographers chase them around, …

The Los Angeles Times reported campaign finance expert Dan Morain has found Obama campaign records reporting a $50 donation by Roy Scheider, who lists his occupation as actor and his home as Sag Harbor, N.Y. Perhaps you remember Roy from movies such as, ‘The French Connection’ and ‘Jaws’ and the immortal …