Politico: Kimora Lee Simmons Endorses Hillary Clinton Hotline: The Highly Coveted Kimora Lee Simmons Endorsement

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

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

Fred Thompson drops out of the race for the Republican nomination for president. UPDATE:  Erick Erickson of RedState.com says Fred’s not dead [conservative leader]

Gail Collins: The Battle of the Mitts Unfortunately, there’s something about Romney’s perfect grooming, his malleability and his gee-whiz aura that seems to really irritate both the other candidates and the voters. What bothers voters about Romney, as it turns out, is not his Mormonism but his inherent Mitt-ness.