Late Night: The Autumn of Wingnuttia  —  George Packer's New Yorker article asking if conservatives have “run out of ideas” caused quite the stir in the Right Blogosphere this past week.  And right bloggers proved Packer wrong: as it turns out, they didn't have any “ideas” to start with.

Rev. Rod Parsley withdraws McCain endorsement  —  After saying Friday that he would not withdraw his endorsement of Sen. John McCain, pastor Rod Parsley has changed his mind.  —  The pastor of World Harvest Church, in the Canal Winchester area, issued a statement almost identical …

KLEIN PLAYS THE FOOL!  Joe Klein hacked on your side this week.  Josh Marshall praised him for it:  —  IN PRAISE OF VAGUE DREAM-HEADS: This morning, we went to scope a tree house (complete with hanging bridge to the regular house!) constructed by a guy at the bagel joint for his (roughly) eight-year-old daughter.

Puerto Rico Gets Its Moment in the Sun (the Political One) as Primary Nears  —  SAN JUAN, P.R. — Puerto Rico traditionally complains of being ignored by the rest of the United States, but that has just changed, if only for the moment.  With a Democratic presidential primary to be held here on June 1 …

Housing woes mount for Rep. Laura Richardson  —  FORECLOSURE: South Bay politician has three homes that have gone into default.  —  Rep. Laura Richardson, who lost her Sacramento home in a recent foreclosure auction, has also defaulted on properties in Long Beach and San Pedro, records show.

A FALSE, FALSE SENSE OF NATIONAL SECURITY SECURITY....When you say that your plan is to lull your enemy into a false sense of security, that usually means that you know you're going to lose.  Kind of like the Democrats on national security issues for the early part of this decade …

Good Luck to ‘War Inc.’  —  From what I'm hearing the screenings of “War Inc.” are doing very well so far this weekend.  If you're in the area, check it out.  —  This clever new movie takes the next logical step in the evolution of the Bush Doctrine.  Instead of sending the US Armed Forces …

Bush scales back McCain events  —  President Bush is scaling back next week's fundraising swings for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) at the request of the campaign, which wants the events closed to the press, POLITICO has learned.  —  The change — in both Arizona and Utah …

Hillary Clinton's colossal blunder simply the last straw  —  SICK.  Disgusting.  And yet revealing.  Hillary Clinton is staying in the race in the event some nut kills Barack Obama.  —  It could happen, but what definitely has happened is that Clinton has killed her own chances of being vice president.

Lack of Progress in McCain's Bid Is G.O.P. Concern  —  WASHINGTON — Senator John McCain's presidential campaign is in a troubled stretch, hindered by resignations of staff members, a lagging effort to build a national campaign organization and questions over whether he has taken full advantage …

The Wisdom In Talking  —  As President Bush commemorated Israel's 60th anniversary by attacking Barack Obama from overseas, here at home he found an all-too-frequent ally: John McCain.  —  When Bush accused “some” — including Obama, Bush aides explained — of “the false comfort of appeasement,” McCain echoed this slander.

Cable Prices Keep Rising, and Customers Keep Paying  —  Americans discouraged by higher gas prices and airline fares may decide to spend more vacation time at home, perhaps watching television.  —  But that, too, will cost them more than ever.  —  Cable prices have risen 77 percent since 1996 …

Key Al Qaeda figure apparently died in U.S. strike in Pakistan  —  He's believed to be an Algerian involved in training militants and planning attacks on the West.  —  WASHINGTON — An Al Qaeda figure killed in a U.S. airstrike in Pakistan last week is believed to have been an Algerian allegedly involved …

Hillary Brings Up Kennedy Assassination, Press Freaks Out  —  BRANDON, SD - Another example of the power of the Drudge Report today, as a NY Post story pointing out that Clinton brought up the assassination of Robert F Kennedy in 1968 during an editorial board meeting sent reporters traveling with Clinton into a frenzy.