This just in from Jay Carney, reporting from the LAX tarmac: The Mayor of New York is officially bolting the Republican Party, and is laying the groundwork for an independent run for the White House. Current TIME Magazine coverguy Michael Bloomberg has been in Los Angeles yesterday and today, participating in a conference on post-partisan [...]

I have no words. I mean, seriously, I’m as speechless as a Mike Gravel ad. As for the song itself: It’s f–king Celine Dion. THAT is what a popular poll yielded? Clearly, Americans have no imagination or sense of adventure. And, just as clearly, that means she’s going to win. UPDATE: They are totally giving [...]

My teevee informs me that Barack Obama was the most crowd-pleasing but that they’ll wind up supporting Hillary Clinton because she can win. This post has been brought to you by the Conventional Wisdom Generator 3000. Beep.

Jonathan Martin takes that SC poll more seriously than I do, but his analysis is interesting even if the numbers may be suspect: So McCain actually sinks to fifth, below Huckabee, among those immigration-obsessed South Carolinians. Worse, immigration is effectively the second-most important issue to likely GOP primary voters in the state (most Republicans view [...]

Uh-oh… Someone let Chris Matthews moderate a debate again. And you know what that means: Questions about how candidates smell. Sorry, that’s the Republicans. He’s doing the Dems. So you know what that means: Questions about whether or not Bill Clinton is tomcatting around. Actually, he’s keeping really close to the union theme though he’s [...]