Thompson To Play Cheney In Oliver Stone's "W"

If you're a regular reader of The Hotline, you know already that today's edition included a very merry April Fool's Spotlight (Al Gore seeks Senate seat he gave up in '92) and Top News items. Here were the equally wonderful also-rans that didn't make the cut for space reasons ...

Top News

- Hoping to avoid weighing in on a divisive fight at the convention, Howard Dean fakes his disappearance after a car crash.

- In a stump speech yesterday, McCain boasted a come-from-behind victory in last week’s WH Easter Egg Roll. But footage obtained by TPM tells a much different story.

- Fred Thompson has signed on to play Dick Cheney in Oliver Stone's "W."

- New York State Assembly passes bill establishing Gubernatorial Family Therapy Fund. (Past, present and potential future first families eligible.)

- Jesse “The Brain” Ventura contemplates MN Senate run. (Seriously.)