Political bits

(Politico) In the face of lower fundraising and staff turnover, the Thompson (non) campaign is beginning to lose steam and disillusioned backers. (This article doesn't mention the "heavy influence" of Thompson's wife.)

(Politico) An interesting point: All the Dem candidates are trying to get a presence at YearlyKos, but nobody's appearing at the DLC.

VanityFair has a piece on "Judith Stish Ross Nathan Giuliani." (As you can guess by the use of all her names from previous marriages, it's not too flattering.)

And, Stephen Colbert has been seen around Washington getting his cast signed by Tony Snow and Nancy Pelosi who “cheekily called the comedian a ‘bone-coddling crybaby.’”

Later: (TPM) Dick Cheney comes out in support of Gonzales. (Cheney is a "big fan" of Gonzales.)

And, (NYDailyNews) It's good to know where the priorities are. We're in a "summer of threat" according to one Bush administration official. Meanwhile, the top levels of the DOJ and FBI are not talking to each other over Mueller's testimony.