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- Ted Kennedy was hospitalized on Saturday after suffering a seizure. He appears to be fine now, although will remain at the hospital for observation and testing.
- Nancy Pelosi took a surprise trip to Iraq on Saturday. Although she stated that the war "must end," it's clear that nothing is ending until at least Inauguration Day, 2009.
- Hans von Spakovsky, who has been battling Congressional Democrats since last year, finally withdraws his nomination to the FEC.
- Turns out John Edwards sought a guarantee from Barack Obama that the latter would go on a "poverty tour" in exchange for the former's endorsement.
- 75,000 show up for an Obama Rally in Portland, OR -- apparently his largest audience to date.
- Try going to the Project for a New American Century web site. You'll find something both humorous and indicative of neoconservatism's decline.
- McCain, Obama and Clinton will all speak at June's AIPAC conference.
- TAPPED contributer Scott Lemieux ponders what to do about Joe Lieberman.
--Mori Dinauer