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- The Los Angeles Times did some digging on Obama and PAC money, and threw in a little on Hillary Clinton and PACs for good measure.
- On the climate change front, San Jose's Mercury News has a helpful breakdown of all the candidates' stances, Republican and Democrat. USA Today and the Seattle Times both have opinion pieces on the subject as well.
- The mainstream media are beginning to wonder whether Huckabee really is such a nice guy after all.
- Peter Beinart says Obama would win on Iraq if he'd just focus on 2002 and his opposition to the war from the beginning, rather than his opposition to it today, since Clinton's current stance today is pretty close to that of most Dems.
- The Edwards campaign launched a new site today asking voters to pledge not to vote for
Hillary Clintonany candidate who takes money from lobbyists or Political Action Committees - CBS is still stuck on the "Is Obama black enough?" question.
- Fred Thompson put out two new ads, one of which trumpets him as a "courageous reformer, fighting corruption in both parties" and lauds his work to "expose the truth during Watergate." The commercial leaves out that part where he leaked information about the investigation to the Nixon administration, however.
- Kevin Drum says Huckabee can't win with just the social conservatives: "hating unions is more important than hating gays." On a related note, the candidate sealed the endorsement of the Falwell family today (minus recently deceased Jerry Sr., of course), as well as that of Florida State Senate Majority Leader Daniel Webster.
- Joe Biden says the Iraq surge success is a "fantasy."
- Barbra Streisand prefers Hillary Clinton, but will take whatever Dem she can get.
- The GOP is learning the meaning of primary season opposition research.
- The New York Times looks at the race that almost was (but may yet be again) between Hillary and Rudy Giuliani.
- Ron Paul opened a third office in South Carolina this week, apparently readying for a showdown in the Palmetto State.
--Kate Sheppard
