Barack Obama continues his campaign to woo daytime TV watchers by doing interviews on TV, in the daytime. He recently spoke with the TODAY show, which caught him on film attempting to seduce an elderly woman by embracing her from behind. Seriously. MORE »

• Inside Politics: Gillespie complains to The New York Times: “[T]he White House would appreciate the opportunity to provide a fuller accounting of a two-way discussion.”. . . Woodward predicts Cheney versus Hillary in ‘08. [WT]
• Names & Faces: Sen. Lamar Alexander and Rep. Steny Hoyer honored for their support of musician’s rights. [WP]
• Lloyd Grove’s Lowdown: Bush’s nominee to be ambassador to the Netherlands led Ameriquest Capital, which is sponsoring the Rolling Stones tour. [NYDN]
• Page Six: Bill Clinton to speak in Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island. [NYP]

Predictably, minor controversy has been stirred by news of the Rolling Stones’ anti-war song, “Sweet Neo-Con,” and minor controversy is precisely what the news deserves. Clearly a somewhat desperate move to remain relevant, it’s at least a year too late. (Technorati suggests that the only neo-cons being discussed these days are, in fact, the sweet ones.) Or perhaps we’re being cynical. Maybe the song is a genuine artistic product that emerged out of writing what they know: a song by old white men about old white men. MORE »