Well, we’ve seen everything else this campaign season. Why not? Thankfully this should all be over soon.

Dear Andrew Malcolm, Welcome back from Mars.  We hope your fact finding mission was a success. After you acclimate yourself, can you do us a favor and explain as to why you love reporting on rumors?  And how exactly you came to explain that Hillary will step in for Biden, …

We’re all back at work. We’re drinking coffee instead of champagne. Congress is coming back. We have a stack of expenses to file. We’re buying our own drinks. The Black Eyed Peas are back to doing, well, whatever it is that they do. Here are a few closing thoughts and …

Citizens United launches “Hype” Here’s the movie trailer:

Obama to Sponsor a NASCAR car? Nah, not so much according to the L.A. Times: The Barack Obama campaign has reportedly declined the proposal of BAM Racing to be hood sponsor of the No. 49 Toyota driven by Ken Schrader at the Aug. 3 Pocono race.

Wrong TMZ, Denver is packed for the convention and those rooms will be snapped up.

Mark Penn: And sometimes your opponent just runs a good campaign. Hillary’s campaign wizard heads to the NY Times op-ed pages to start spinning the loss.

Chris Cillizza and Matthew Mosk Rival Camps Plan Inevitable Merger: Top fundraisers for Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama have begun private talks aimed at merging the two candidates’ teams, not waiting for the Democratic nominating process to end before they start preparations for a hard-fought fall campaign. … …

Tough weekend for Mark Penn – lost a client for Burson and off the Clinton campaign Chris Cillizza: Penn Is Out As Chief Strategist Matthew Yglesias: Mark Penn Gone Marc Ambinder: Penn Is Run Out Beth Fouhy: Penn Out As Clinton Senior Strategist K-Lo: Penn, Out (with statement from Maggie …

Senator Clinton’s top aide, Mark Penn, puts on his lobbying hat to meet with Colombian officials and help usher through a trade deal with United States. WHOOPS! Too bad Senator Clinton opposes the deal [You Got Penn-ed] An angry Colombia said on Saturday it ended a contract with a lobbying …

Murtha endorses Clinton ending month-long superdelegate drought Josh Green says the superdelegates are hurting the Democratic Party by waiting to pick either Obama or Clinton: This is nonsense. Superdelegates can worry about the party, or they can preen and carry on about the importance of their role. They can’t do …

Pro-Hillary Bloggers on “Strike” at DailyKos Think of the dozens and dozens of votes this will affect…

Bill and Hillary Push Clinton/Obama Ticket

Casey Knowles, the star in Clinton’s Red Phone Ad, announces support for Obama.  Clinton campaign used stock footage from eight years ago. Will she star in an Obama commerical soon? h/t Fark