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- Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton got one hour of private face-time yesterday in the D.C. living room of CA Sen. Dianne Feinstein. And thought no one knows the content of the talks, Feinstein described them as friendly. To preserve the secrecy of the meeting, Obama gave the traveling press corps the slip at the airport.
- One possible topic of discussion between the two Democrats might have been how Obama can help Clinton settle her campaign's $30 million debt, although campaign finance laws prevent a direct transfer of funds from one account to the other.
- Conventional wisdom watch: Mark Halperin, Jonathan Chait, William Galston, and Ed Kilgore each have "how Obama can win"/"how McCain can lose" essays/lists available today. Discuss.
- John Edwards definitively denies that he would accept the vice-presidential slot again.
- John McCain has a new campaign ad running in several swing states. Shockingly, its about his military background (and how much he hates war).
- The New York Times has a nice profile of former HP CEO Carly Fiorina and the role she's playing in McCain's campaign.
- McCain must have faith in the public's knowledge of American political history, which explains this comparison of Obama to thrice-failed presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan.
- McCain gives us some Straight Talk on warrantless wiretapping. Think Progress takes the unusual step of reviewing McCain's record.
- At this point I think we can safely say that Joe Lieberman spends the majority of his time insulting the party he once was part of.
- "Senator John McCain has been criticized in this column many times. But, when all is said and done, Senator McCain has not spent decades aiding and abetting people who hate America. On the contrary, he has paid a huge price for resisting our enemies, even when they held him prisoner and tortured him. The choice between him and Barack Obama should be a no-brainer." A new viral email? Nope, just another article at National Review, complete with 2 references to Hitler, 3 to Nazis, 7 to nuclear weapons, 5 to terrorism or terrorists and 3 to Iran. It's going to be a long road to November...
--Mori Dinauer
