* Reliable Source: Edwards campaign forcing candidates children to skip school, perform like trained seals throughout Iowa… It’s a boy for Mary Cheney! … Uh… something about ducks? [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Jimmy Carter: No opinion on “low-rider” pants. Though he secretly thinks they’re Israel’s fault… Rep. Yvette Clarke only member of NY delegation not to endorse Hillary. [Examiner]
* The Sleuth: The Sam Fox recess appointment might be illegal or something. [WP]

* Heard on the Hill: Sam Farr’s offices mascot needs a name. It’s a platypus… Bush is giving the commencement address at a school in Murtha’s district. They will fight… House Taco Salad Wednesday controversy continues. [Roll Call]
* Reliable Source: Adrian Fenty can’t stop running marathons. [WP]
* Yeas and Nays: Mike Love wants James Inhofe to be nicer to Al Gore, stop writing such pretentious songs… People are sarcastically vandalizing Louie Gohmert’s wikipedia page! … Bill Frist, douche, went into Cosi, grabbed free bread, left. [Examiner]
* Shenanigans: Look at a list of the ten “sexiest bachelors in Washington” and get depressed… Look at some new MySpace thing for political people and get depressed… Yvette D. Clarke hates Bob Hope. [Politico]
* The Sleuth: John Kerry obsessively checking his Amazon rank… People keep trying to make us care about Fred Thompson. [WP]