We should have seen this one coming. Politico’s Ben Smith was coaching Hillary on how to exit the race with grace pretty early and now he’s given us another example of how much of  Team Obama supporter he is. Ben Smith: Obama Brings a Gun to a Knife Fight Obama …

Calderone: Dobbs says he’s not running for NJ governor “I’m not considering anything right now in terms of running for governor, and that’s where I am,” Dobbs said in a voice-mail message to The Star-Ledger. “As of now, I am not in any way intending to run for political office.”

The amount of sports today is kind of scary. I am going to break it down for you. (All times are Eastern) 2:00 Final Round of the US Open at Torrey Pines. NBC 2:00 College World Series on ESPN. Honestly, I am not going to watch this. I just figured …

Call your dad today. Tell him how much you enjoyed spending time with him, fishing, and playing whiffle ball in the backyard. Tell your dad you love him.

Leibovich: Washington After a Fall These were the kind of days when Washington lives up to the cliché that it is really a small town — in the same way that Wall Street, Broadway and Hollywood are small towns, too, incubating outsize egos and ambitions, but also different.

John McCain: I have wicked smart campaign surrogates.

From the NY Post UPDATE: Patrick Gavin at FishbowlDC is constantly updating Tim Russert related news. You can’t read all the statements pouring in without being moved. Sundays won’t be the same. SECOND UPDATE:  FishbowlDC has In Memoriam: Day 2

Say It Ain’t So Vince [embarrassing] VP Cantor [Charlie Hurt]

This is easy, there are only [about] three. One out near the Watergate, one somewhere on 10th and P and one on Capitol Hill. Treat these gas stations like any emergency exit at your job – memorize their location. There’s nothing worse than hunting for gas stations that don’t exist …

American Public Media recently launched Budget Hero – an interactive game that lets people explore the major issues of the election by changing the federal budget to match their stands on issues and their values- sort of like WarCraft for policy wonks. This latest game, that’ll have like-minded fiscal conservatives …

Reportedly in and around K St… Fire reported at metro center. All intersections are down. Metros stopped running. Dogs and cats living together. Clinton picks up three super delegates. Offices closing early. Panic ensues. If you have details or a good story – email us at [email protected]

Earlier this week we wrote about the Politico’s obsession with 100 year-old senile white men who carry around blackberries.  Well, because politics and technology are so darn groovy, the story doesn’t end there. Tech President, a community for politically hip techies, just bench pressed yet another riveting example of technology …

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On Monday morning, Capitol Hill resident Chris Frates got into his car only to discover he had been robbed – of gas. What makes this mildly entertaining, Frates is a reporter for the Politico. Patrick Gavin thinks it’s “further proof that normal, everyday people hate reporters.” We tend to agree. …