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- Sarah Posner rounds up Clinton, McCain and Obama's AIPAC speeches in Washington, D.C. today. The conventional wisdom states that Obama has the most to prove to skeptical Jewish voters about his position on Israel.
- Meanwhile at the White House, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert is supposedly goading President Bush into striking Iran, according to the Israeli press.
- The veepstakes: Obama appoints a vice-presidential search committee while Clinton dispatches BET founder Robert Johnson to lead a public campaign to put her on the ticket. Working independently, VoteBoth, a pro-Hillary group, is beefing up its fundraising to sell the 'Dream Ticket.' Greg Sargent rounds up more VP talk here.
- Despite all this activity to draft Hillary Clinton in the number two spot, Pew finds Obama's supporters are cool to the idea.
- Writing at the Washington Monthly, Neil Sinhababu reminds us just how effective (and powerful) Nancy Pelosi has been since taking lead of her caucus in 2005.
- Speaking of Pelosi's leadership, she unequivocally stated today that Obama is the nominee.
- Barack Obama is open to debating John McCain town hall-style. Matt Yglesias is skeptical that either will prove to be especially riveting debaters.
- Mitch McConnell proves how effective a leader he is by shutting down the Senate rather than debating a global warming bill.
- And finally, Secretary of Defense Hilary Clinton?
--Mori Dinauer
