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 …

Alright ZZ Top wanna-bes, the contest ends at noon today. Get your pictures over to Captain Chaos. Chris Cooley:Beard contest phase 1 ends Friday Everyone who wants to be included in the beard contest please make sure to get your beard pictures in by July 25th before noon. We will …

Diary of a Mad D.C. Cabbie: Passed Out I was rolling down Wisconsin avenue near the National Cathedral when some chics driving beside me honked and pulled me over. I thought they wanted directions but what they wanted was to dump their toasted friend in my back seat and move …

Politico: Rep. Herseth Sandlin Is Pregnant In late March of 2007 Stephanie Herseth married former Rep. Max Sandlin and now they’ve announced their good news – she’s due in December.

DCist: Kastles Falter in Loss to Smash The Washington Kastles fell to Delaware’s only professional sports team, the Smash, last night at Kastles Stadium at CityCenter DC in a final score of 20-16. Kastles players repeatedly failed to execute on a number of crucial game points which left the match …

That is how a senior GOP aide referenced a new bill by Reps. Eliot Engel and Todd Platts that would ban smoking in all federal buildings. Yes … having solved the energy crisis, ended the Iraq war, and fixed social security, Congress is now focusing on smoking. Shenanigans: Very Important …

Politico: Novak cited after hitting pedestrian Check out Chris Frates getting in on the action – (nice suit!): Just asking – how many people aren’t going jogging tonight for fear of Bob Novak’s Corvette?

Douche in DC: Tourists on the Town We all see tourists and can recognize them on the spot, whether it be because they are holding up a map, standing on the left, or wearing the obnoxious Capital tour stickers. However, sometimes they don’t do themselves any favors. This douchy tourist …

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

Last Second Thoughts: Congratulations to DC’s Juniper Lane for scoring the opening gig at Coldplay’s August 3rd show at the Verizon Center

OK, so we need someone to ask Speaker Pelosi a question about global warming, and then we need Pelosi to check her blackberry, and then we need to have Al Gore’s voice come over the loud speaker, and then we need Gore to walk on stage and make a surprise …

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.

Sunday’s Playbook: SPOTTED – Doug Heye, doing the Macarena on the Jumbotron at Nationals Park.

Didn’t yesterday feel like Sunday? Today is totally a bonus day. Lots of good Flickr pics from the DC fireworks.

The Search for Designer Fast Food Mendelsohn also noted that he had heard the same plea.  “‘We need more good food here on the Hill. We need more good food in the city.’” … Amen. … D.C. will never have the offerings of New York and comparisons only set us up …