Also just kind of news-free… Getting ready to head to NYC, and laundry hasn’t been done since, oh, Memorial Day. Please feel even more free than usual to use the comment section to suggest what we should be paying attention to.
• “We find it unfortunate that Mr. Romney misappropriated the image and good will of St. Vincent’s Hospital to further a political agenda.” [Political Wire]
• “Obama has generally shrugged off the interest-group glad-handling that is generally required of Democratic presidential candidates, but the energy with which he spoke today made clear that he is eager to associate himself with the SEIU…and to ratify his argument that Hillary Clinton is too polarizing, too calculating and too change-averse to pursue transformative policies.” [Ambinder]
• “Veteran character actor and Republican presidential candidate Fred Thompson expressed worries to reporters Tuesday that a successful White House bid could spell ‘total career death.'” [The Onion]