Last night, after yet another primary loss, Hillary had to make her way onstage to give a post-election speech.  The only problem –  she failed to mention her loss or congratulate Obama … and it’s not the first time – it’s actually the third time in a row.  [CNN] Last …

Betsy Rothstein with the Hill has the scoop.  Rep. Emanuel gives reporter a kick in the pants – literally   Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) looked positively giddy in the Speaker’s Lobby last Thursday. While walking and chatting alongside The Washington Post’s Paul Kane, he gave the reporter a chicken-wing kick on …

Not Waiting: Hillary Clinton times her speech to pre-empt Obama’s Ambinder: Networks Interrupt Clinton For Obama      Ouch.

Chris Frates: Net Neutrality Fight Will Demand Big Bucks Tech companies, relative newcomers to the game and reluctant to spend, still rely largely on their cool-kid cachet to sell their arguments, said a longtime adviser to the Net neutrality campaign. “The other side has been showing up and lining pockets …

Former Bush speech writer, William McGurn, authors a must read in today’s WSJ.  [Press Corps Quagmire] When a man hangs up his byline to write for a president, he gets more than a new job. He gets to see how the press and pundit corps look from the other side of …

Ben Smith: ‘Second-class delegates’ Hillary’s Michigan co-chairman: “The real second-class delegates are the delegates that are picked in red-state caucuses that are never going to vote Democratic.”

McCain Says No New Taxes

Extreme Mortman: Waxing Poetic Yes, anti-trust is a Congressional matter.  But steroids?  Spygate?  Hardly.  You know that old warning about mixing church and state?  Congress should likewise stop mixing ESPN and C-SPAN.

Politico’s Ben Smith Pleads for More Sane Comments, Less Personal Attacks Anyway, for now, I’d just like to ask some commenters to treat this more like a conversation, less like the wall in a public bathroom.

Obama Makes Secret Visit to North Carolina to Talk With Edwards

–but at least reporters, Members, Senators and Congressional staff finally agreed when it officially expired. Stories about the law were all over the map in describing when it would expire. In the interests of full transparency, this Capitol Briefing item said “Friday night” and this Washington Post story said “Friday,” …

Just hit refresh [strange] A new venture for Jay-Z, on Madison Avenue [HOVA] Friday House Line: Republican Retirements Galore [AARP] Who does number two work for? [agony] Put on some damn pants, son [cowboy draws] Trouble for the GOP [turked] Have a great weekend -keep it famous…

How many headlines will read something like this the day after Hillary loses or drops out of the race for President? “The ‘fairytale’ is over for Clinton” Regardless of how many it is -remember, you saw it here first.

CNN Producer Says He Was Fired for Blogging

While both sides of the aisle argue about our nation’s safety, and the monumental importance of our national security- Republicans seem to be making a better case as to why the Democrats are not taking it seriously.  And the proof is in what happened [or didn’t happen] on the House …