The Daily Zeitgeist

Drudge: ‘R E B O U N D ? ”

Buzz Story One: McCain, Kennedy Try Again on Illegal Immigration (Boston Globe)

Buzz Story Two: Black Voters Shift Support; Obama Picks Up, Clinton Drops. (Washington Post)

Memeorandum: U.S. Will Join Talks With Iran And Syria

Editor’s Choice: Some GOPers are pushing Mike Huckabee to drop his "long-shot" WH bid and challenge Sen. Mark Pryor (D) for AR SEN (The Hill).

The Note:'s Insight of the Morning: "Everywhere one looks, the day is filled with Democratic disarray on Iraq."

The Note:'s Insufferable Aside Of The Morning: "Many political reporters are frustrated sports writers and rock critics — which is why the most over-used and annoying political cliché of the season is to describe a hot candidate as "like a rock star."

You might have missed: A new Philadelphia Daily News/Keystone poll of PA shows Giuliani defeating HRC 53-37% and Obama 53-32%. McCain also beats HRC 45-41% and Obama 43%-37% (release) Also, Strategic Vision (R) polls show HRC beating Obama 36%-21% among WI Dems, and 28%-25% among GA Dems. Meanwhile, Giuliani beats McCain 26%-22% among WI GOPers, and 28%21% among GA GOPers (releases).

Thought of the day: Conan O'Brien, on the Oscar ratings improving among 18-34 year-olds: "That statistic is misleading because viewers who were 18 at the beginning of the show were over 50 when it ended" ("Late Night").