Did Sen. John Cornyn produce a tribute video for himself? Well, even if he did, we’re not in the business of making fun of anyone with the nickname Big, Bad John.

Never seriously in the running, Warner’s press team spins his Senate run into “Warner takes self out of VP mix.” HAMPTON, Va. (AP) – Former Gov. Mark R. Warner on Saturday removed himself from consideration as a vice presidential running mate for Democrat Barack Obama. Yeah, his press team pulled …

Rick Klein: McCain Cancels Event with Controversial Fundraiser ABC’s Rick Klein reports: Sen. John McCain on Friday  abruptly cancelled a Monday fundraiser that had been scheduled at the home of a Texas oilman, after ABC News contacted the campaign inquiring about a verbal blunder the Texan made during an unsuccessful …

Ken Vogel and Mike Allen: Prepping for Russert If it was “Meet the Press,” it was Saturday at the office.

FishbowlDC’s Patrick Gavin knew this past weekend would be remembered forever, so he burned the midnight oil and compiled all of the Tim Russert condolences. FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert (Day 2) FishbowlDC: In Memoriam: Tim Russert (Day 3) Also, the Washingtonian’s Garrett Graff remembers …

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.”

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

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 …

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 …

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. …

If you’ve ever wondered what it would take for an elected member of congress to piss off an entire constituency, the train wreck below is a pretty good example. Listen to how Rep. Allyson Schwartz defines “middle class” America. $250,000 ??? Lay off the pipe, lady. Not all of us …