One way to cause pandemonium in a Hy-Vee supermarket in Des Moines is to send Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton and Magic Johnson there at the same time.
The trio entered, in size order, this morning and greeted a group of high school students in the market’s coffee shop, (Hillary said, “Hello!” Bill said, “Good Morning” and Magic said,“What’s up baby.”) Magic caused the biggest stir, literally overshadowing the politicians. The three signed t-shirts and envelopes and mini-basketballs with Sharpee pens.  read more »

Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney are developing a movie reportedly based on Howard Dean’s failed presidential campaign.

“It’s about a young, brash press secretary,” explained Jay Carson, the young and brash former press secretary of the Dean campaign.  read more »

Hillary Clinton just delivered an economic policy address in Knoxville, Iowa that was, essentially, a not-even-thinly disguised criticism of Barack Obama's level of governmental experience.

Standing in front of a sign that says “Rebuilding the Road to the Middle Class,” Clinton cast herself as a uniquely capable champion of the middle class who would create new jobs and restore fairness to the economy with more transparency and government regulation.

“More than ever before, our workers will need good job training for the jobs of this new century,” she said. “But there is one job we can’t afford on-the-job training for – our next president. That could be the costliest job training in history. Every day spent learning the ropes is another day of rising costs, mounting deficits and growing anxiety for our families. And they cannot afford to keep waiting.  read more »

Despite the flashiness of Hillary Clinton’s 60th birthday celebration—jokes by Billy Crystal, music by the Wallflowers and Elvis Costello—it was first and foremost a political event.  read more »