The last few days have been a whirlwind for V.P. candidate Paul Ryan. Check out his Gmail inbox. Please note: This is a spoof and not intended to be taken seriously. Seriously.  

The politics of in movies [it’s been a long campaign season] Mayor Gray should get a pass because DC is full of corruption [what?] Yahoo grabs Google exec [nemesis] Get this man a wet nap [for the love of …] Source: @dgjackson  

Cher officially endorses Romney [we think] He’d be great at infomercials [Duffy] Bachmann goes Swiss [neato] Blue line woes [worst of them all] Zack vs. the Dinosaur [video]

ABC’s Jon Karl takes an early stab at Romney’s VP short list. Top Tier: Rob Portman, Marco Rubio, Jeb Bush Second Tier: Chris Christie, Mitch Daniels, Bob McDonnell, Paul Ryan Women: Kelly Ayotte, Mary Fallin, Nikki Haley, Susana Martinez Due to his recent penguin bite, Newt was left off the …

We had the FamousDC research team crunch the numbers from today’s Etch a Sketch sales. All of the facts are based on Twitter mentions, Facebook likes, raw Amazon data and the speed at which Santorum-supported microsites popped up online. We will update as additional precincts report.  

This is classic. h/t Lazy Hazy’s Wife

The new Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll website is looking really simliar to a certain presidential candidate’s website. [Good artists copy, great artists steal] We love the fact that they didn’t even bother to change the icons.

Romney is in. Trump is honest about who’s honest. Pawlenty landed a huge fish. Bachmann puts the cart before the horse. Gingrich not feeling the debates.

JoMa: Pawlenty preps 2012 campaign team And behind the scenes, he’s engaged in a far more subtle campaign against another possible presidential rival. … Pawlenty has been phoning aides and advisers to Romney’s 2008 campaign, ostensibly to introduce himself and solicit their advice. … One midlevel Romney aide who got …

Keeping the leaks hidden, Rolling out his VP pick the day after Obama’s speech, Announcing Palin, a female Governor from Alaska, Dare We Say: RETURN OF THE MAC!

Both campaigns have done a good job trotting out their conventional wisdom picks: Romney for McCain Biden for Obama Did we just bite on another pump fake or are these the legit picks?

Noam Scheiber: McCain VP Announcement Tomorrow? Plus Bonus Pawlenty Take this for what it’s worth–and it may not be much–but a source well-connected in Minnesota politics (and in a position to know) is pretty sure Tim Pawlenty has pulled out of one or two events scheduled there for tomorrow. Assuming that’s right, I guess it could mean any number …

The Evans-Novak Political Report is reporting that the McCain Veep pick will come this week: Sources close to Sen. John McCain’s presidential campaign are suggesting he will reveal the name of his vice presidential selection this week while Sen. Barack Obama is getting the headlines on his foreign trip. The …

Romney Downplays McCain’s Rush Weekend BBQ MR. HUNT: Let’s talk about current politics for a minute. You and Govs. Crist and Jindal are going to spend the weekend with John McCain in Arizona. Some say it’s a vice presidential tryout; what are specific strengths that John McCain should look for …