OBAMA SAD over Dick Clark’s death.

I THINK IT WAS A LHASA APSO, ACTUALLY: Obama: Unlike Some People I Wasn’t Born With A Silver Spoon In My Mouth.

Alternative tagline: “What’s the matter? Dog not good enough for you?”

UPDATE: Obama didn’t actually say “unlike some people” — that’s Allah’s headline, not a direct quote. More here.

JIM TREACHER MUST SURELY BE BREAKING SOME SORT OF LAW by having this much fun.

CALLING HIS BLUFF: House clears highway bill with pipeline mandate, thwarts Obama. With a bipartisan majority!

HMM: The Coming Conservative Landslide.

NOTORIOUS ROBOPHOBE MATT YGLESIAS WILL BE HORRIFIED: Researchers Claim Sex Robots Will Be Future Of Sex Tourism.

Will there be a special Secret Service model?

At least we’re not seeing more of those old-fashioned robot stereotypes.

TOM MAGUIRE EXPLAINS THE DIFFERENCE between juries and jury pools.

SEN. JIM WEBB (D-VA): Health-care law represents a leadership failure for Obama.

“AMAZING TIMING:” Scott Brown Campaign Unveils His ‘Dog Blog.’

Related: Elizabeth Warren’s Wall Street Money Machine. “She doesn’t rely on Wall Street bankers; she relies on Wall Street lawyers.” She’s the poster-girl for Cleary, Gottlieb.

JOHN NOLTE: Good News: Romney Knows the Media’s Out to Destroy Him. “Republicans should rejoice. When it comes to understanding the threat of the media, in a news-making interview with our own Larry O’Connor yesterday, Governor Mitt Romney proved he is no John McCain.”

HEH.

UPDATE: Audio: Listen To Obama Brag About Eating Dog.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Seen on Facebook: “Obama just got endorsements from Michael Vick and Anthony Bourdain.”

BRIDGET JOHNSON: Heads Begin to Roll in Secret Service Sex Scandal.

CATS AND DOGS: Jimmy Carter shoots one and Barack Obama eats the other.

FRACKING: POST YOUR QUESTIONS FOR AN EXPERT.

ON THE ATTACK: Romney: No Greek Columns for Obama This Time Around. “He predicted that when the president speaks here in early September, he will not reprise his acceptance speech of 2008 because he has not lived up to his promises.”

THE INEVITABLE: Video: Hitler Finds Out Obama Ate His Dog.

LOWER EDUCATION BUBBLE UPDATE: Teacher Upset She Can’t Retire at 47.

Terri List says she would tell her students not to become a teacher in Michigan.

Why?

One of the reasons is because the Saginaw Township Community School District English teacher won’t be able to retire at age 47 as she has hoped.

List was highlighted by the Michigan Education Association as one of the critics of Senate Bill 1040, which would require public school employees to contribute at least 5 percent of their compensation to their retirement plan.

The horror.

HATCH NOT SO POPULAR IN UTAH AFTER ALL? Secret poll: State senators favor Liljenquist in U.S. Senate race. “Republican Dan Liljenquist came out on top in an informal poll conducted by the Office of the Legislative Auditor General. The former Bountiful senator garnered 11 votes; incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, received seven; and another former state senator, Democrat Scott Howell, got two.”

BLOG COMMENT OF THE DAY? “Isn’t it ironic? ObamaCare, and similar plans, are often sold as cost reducers because, the argument goes, catching diseases earlier saves money. But, now that we are saddled with this leviathan, the push is to cut screening, because we can’t afford it.”

On the other hand, there’s this one: “You’ve seen Obama Crony-Capitalism at work? Well, your quality of health care will depend on how politically connected you are.”

And to key ObamaCare supporters that’s not a bug, it’s a feature. In fact, it’s the feature.

Oh, who am I kidding? This is the real blog comment of the day: “Obama refers to Romney’s dog Seamus as . . . ‘Meals on Wheels.'”

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: FBI: Motorcycle Gang Trademarked Logo to Keep Narcs at Bay. “Unfortunately for the Vagos, the FBI isn’t going to blink at a little trademark infringement.” How naive of these people to think that the FBI would let the law stand in the way of doing its job.

UPDATE: Okay, this was supposed to be a joke about overcharging, but apparently nobody got it. Which I suppose some people will say is my fault. . . .

WHAT, NO BLENDER? #ObamaDogRecipes.

UPDATE: Reader Mary Kline emails to suggest a new SNL sketch about the “Basset-o-Matic.” Punchline: “Mmmm, that’s terrific Basset!”

I’m getting hungry already.

ANOTHER UPDATE: Reader Joe Ware emails: “Do you suppose David Cameron is having second thoughts about the meal he shared with Obama last month?” Heh.

REVIEW: The Ford Focus Electric.

AT AMAZON, cellphones with plans.

Also, unlocked phones.

HEADLINES THAT DON’T HELP: “Dogs Against Romney” Founder Defends Obama Over Dog-Eating Revelations.

COMBINING TWO OF THE DAY’S THEMES IN ONE: Ted Nugent: “Dog Eat Dog.”