We Should Have All Been Rappers [50 = $300 Million] Brian Kaveney is Worth $350 [not too shabby] JoMa = Telemarketer [bloggingheads] Best Headline of the Week [MKH] Texting Your Way to Love [LOL]

The web wizards over at Team McCain have just re-launched John McCain dot com.  It’s very fancy and if you enjoy windmills, you’ll love it as much as we did.

**JUST SIGHTED — Ben Stiller, by the Air and Space museum filming a scene in which he was getting out of what a tipster writes was an “unusually clean DC cab.” Hey Ben – Next time you’re in one of DC’s finest cabs, can you ask the driver why they …

Sunday Morning Talk Show Review [Mark Kilmer] Preakness Stakes 2008 [Infield Madness] DCCC vs. Freedom’s Watch [O’Connor] McCain on SNL [Ageism] O’Reilly vs. GE [Kurtz]

John McCain is supposed to compete with this? When it rains, it pours – but at least he has protection.

Pictures from Taste of the South coming soon…. In the meantime, if you have any, send them to [email protected]  – we promise we won’t tell your friends.

Taking one for the team never paid so well. While being a member of Congress might do wonders to your ego, it doesn’t necessarily benefit your wallet – at least compared to the salaries some of your staffers might be making. [Ethical cleansing, $ubcription] Today’s Roll Call reports that while …

It’s a time-honored tradition that started at the Tune Inn twenty five years ago – now it hosts over 2000 drunk transplanted- Southerners looking for a good time. Back in 1983, well before Vineyard Vines, tickets to TOTS were $15. These days, in order to get a ticket, you’ve got …

Things Younger Than McCain [Shopping Cart] Enjoy the Weekend [bad decisions] Musicovery.com [life-changing] Nats Roundup [DCist]

This father might be enjoying his next game from jail. [h/t FishbowlDC]

Bet on black? [NYTimes] The sharp surge in black turnout that Senator Barack Obama has helped to generate in recent primaries and Congressional races could signal a threat this fall to the longtime Republican dominance of the South, according to politicians and voting experts. Some analysts suggest that North Carolina …

If Republicans think Obama isn’t good for the economy, that might change after they read this post. Abercrombie Posts Slight Rise in Net “Despite a tough selling environment, we produced bottom-line growth while still remaining true to the aspirational positioning of our brands,” Chief Executive Mike Jeffries said. “We continue …

Is that Rep. Loretta Sanchez drinking poo water? At least the photo below isn’t as bad as this sucker. Sewer to Spigot: Recycled Water [WSJ]

In a move that’s being labeled as unprecedented, the Politico newspaper, run by Jim VandeHei, has handed over total control of their newspaper to the Democratic Party for an indefinite amount of time. Coverage on today’s front page: The GOP CRASH GOP Diagnosis: Dire Some say 70-vote deficit come November …

Hillary Clinton, who apparently just fired her entire graphics department, has just released the ultimate “Hill Mary.” Why WV ‘Hill’billies are Important: [click here] The most important fact highlighted by a one desperate Hillary, “1916: The last year a Democrat won the White House without carrying West Virginia.” Sounds like …