Obama to Sponsor a NASCAR car? Nah, not so much according to the L.A. Times: The Barack Obama campaign has reportedly declined the proposal of BAM Racing to be hood sponsor of the No. 49 Toyota driven by Ken Schrader at the Aug. 3 Pocono race.

Ok, FamousDC fans. Let’s figure out where thehotfile works. During the day she is a normal news producer, but once home she turns into….thehotfile. The self-described “good liberal” is willing and ready to take on the “Double Talk Express.” She wants her 15 minutes, so let’s shine the FamousDC spotlight …

Andrew Noyes: McCain ‘Google Bomb’ Project Announced Computerworld reports that liberal blogger Chris Bowers has launched a ‘Google bomb’ project aimed at boosting Google search results for nine news articles showing presumptive Republican presidential nominee Sen. John McCain in a negative light. Bowers, managing editor of the blog OpenLeft, is …

On Call: “Its A Google” John McCain stumping and raising cash today in Richmond joked about his method for vetting prospective veep candidates. Per pool press … “We’re going through a process where you get a whole bunch of names, and ya … Well, basically, it’s a Google,” McCain said. …

Romney Downplays McCain’s Rush Weekend BBQ MR. HUNT: Let’s talk about current politics for a minute. You and Govs. Crist and Jindal are going to spend the weekend with John McCain in Arizona. Some say it’s a vice presidential tryout; what are specific strengths that John McCain should look for …

Sen. John McCain Confronts Race Issues John McCain recently sat down with ESSENCE magazine, to talk about his plan to address African-American concerns as the Republican nominee for president. McCain announces plans to attend the NAACP convention and to include African-Americans and Latinos in his cabinet. Even if you don’t …

Rep. Mike Pence, famous for his ridiculous short sleeve shirts, has made his way onto the VP shortlist.  Of course, this coming on the heels of the long list, which didn’t work out so well for him. Another entrant for 2012/2016? [Jonathan Martin blog] … Here’s a new one: Rep. Mike Pence …

While Obama campaign staffers work tirelessly to prove that John McCain will be no better than the current President- their boss accidently slipped and admitted this: “You have a real choice in this election. Either Democrat would be better than John McCain,” Obama said during an event in Pennsylvania, as quoted …

Either Old Man McCain was napping or he didn’t feel his meeting with five powerful members of the House of Reps was important enough to attend yesterday. On Monday afternoon, McCain economic adviser Douglas Holtz-Eakin was scheduled to meet with Reps. Eric Cantor (R-Va.), Jeb Hensarling (R-Texas), John Campbell (R-Calif.), Kevin …

Calderone: Pigskins and Politics The NFL and NBC reached a compromise today to run the game at 7 p.m. EST, instead of 8:30 p.m. So as long as there’s no overtime, the game should end before McCain hits the podium.

Work on the backdrop, bro JoMa: An off-message backdrop

Well it’s about time McCain finally released his bracket. Noteworthy: His championship game is UNC vs. UConn, and — like Obama did — he has UNC winning the game. Is this pure bracketology or are their picks politically motivated?

JoMa: Romney holds conference call with donors, plans get-together

Bill and Hillary Push Clinton/Obama Ticket

Question: “Mr McCain do you know the difference between YouTube and MySpace?” [nice scoop]