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06/09/2016 07:59 AM EDT


By Mike Allen (@mikeallen; mallen@politico.com) and Daniel Lippman (@dlippman; dlippman@politico.com)

Good Thursday morning. DUMP TRUMP? Playbook stipulates this is highly unlikely to happen. But it's no longer unthinkable that establishment Republicans turn on Trump pre-convention, and seriously ponder a movement to deny him the nomination. Listen to Scott Walker in Wisconsin or Mitch McConnell in the Senate or friends of peeved Speaker Ryan in private, and it's clear Trump could be one intolerant or toxic statement away from a true revolt.

Many top Republicans believe his bad habits and divisive views are incurable. He can barely make it through a day without pissing off key voting groups, or the media, or Republicans.

BEN GINSBERG, world expert on Republican rules, cautioned Playbook: "I think the notion of 2,274 members of the party elite (which they are by virtue of being convention delegates) throwing out the will of 25 million Republican voters and the rules of 56 states and territories by unbinding the delegates so the elites themselves can chose a nominee is fanciful in any year, but especially in a cycle where the grassroots has sent such a strong message to the elites."

BUT THE CHATTER is rising ...

--"Some Republicans Discuss Anti-Trump Convention Coup," by NBC's Vaughn Hillyard: "After nearly a week long fire storm surrounding ... his attacks on a federal judge because of his Mexican heritage, ... some Republicans are raising the specter that a new nominee could replace Trump. Bob Vander Plaats, a supporter and campaign co-chair of former candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, suggested that a convention coup at next month's Republican nominating convention in Cleveland is possible." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70006ffa09764eb28c7f3084a0a11a8e7a0b9c928e65fb1ad6d2

--"Hugh Hewitt: GOP should change convention rules to stop Trump," by Nick Gass: Hewitt said on his influential morning radio program: "They ought to get together and let the convention decide. And if Donald Trump pulls over a makeover in the next four to five weeks, great, they can keep him. It would be better if he had done so 5 weeks ago."

Accepting Trump at this point, Hewitt said, is "like ignoring Stage IV cancer. You can't do it, you gotta go attack it. ... [T]he plane is headed towards the mountain after the last 72 hours." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700008990a0bdf818461606060df4e6165d3b654914c49056aa8

--"Trump support shrinking on Capitol Hill," by Burgess Everett and Seung Min Kim: "As Donald Trump's attacks on a Hispanic judge settled over Capitol Hill like a dark cloud on Tuesday, Sen. Jeff Sessions dialed up Trump's campaign to relay mounting alarm among elected Republicans ... [Trump's] non-apology walkback failed to placate many elected Republicans ...

"The anti-Trump movement is now growing rather than shrinking: At least eight GOP senators either won't vote for Trump or have declined to back him publicly." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70004fcfcf6c71d2faee974cc9117600a8b580ec4d8f4807c4a6

--"Never-Trump Republicans Start To Make Last-Ditch Plans For Cleveland," by BuzzFeed's Rosie Gray: "Some are arguing this wouldn't even require a rules change." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70006f582fc54505b1d8af77d3a47d822f5fb7228a4be66d1b80

--JON WARD on Yahoo, "Talk grows of replacing Trump at GOP convention": "One of the central players inside the movement to recruit an independent conservative candidate ... said ... an anti-Trump group was 'actively recruiting and setting a convention strategy.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700097841af9c6c13027775a2de8047c47587eff7201f5b84a27

SO ... What are the mechanics of how a Trump revolt COULD happen? A GOP guru who'll be very involved in the convention tells Playbook:

"The Trump forces DO need to be concerned about a move that respects the primary rules of the 56 states and territories, yet makes his path to the nomination steeper. It's doubtful that the political will to do this exists, but the Rules require each convention to pass the specific rules that govern its proceedings. Those rules have historically included Rules 40(d) and (e) stating how many votes a candidate needs to receive the nomination. The standard has always been a 'majority of the delegates' eligible to vote. When it looked like no candidate would receive a majority of delegates, Donald Trump said a candidate with a 'plurality' of votes should be the nominee. He could have achieved
this by amending Rules 40(d) and (e).

"BUT, by the same token, 'majority' can be amended to '60% (or 66.6%) of the delegates on the first ballot and a majority of delegates on any subsequent ballots' to receive the nomination. The decisions by the individual states to bind their delegates for a certain number of ballots would remain intact. It would take political will (desperation?) not yet seen and should be put in the 'highly unlikely' category. Passing that change would require a majority of the Rules Committee members and a majority of the Convention delegates to approve the change and implement it for the roll call."

THE NARRATIVE - N.Y. Times 1-col. lead of the paper, "PARTIES' LEADERS WORK TO REIN IN THEIR RENEGADES: A CAUTIOUS APPROACH -- Obama to Prod Sanders, While G.O.P. Seeks a Subdued Trump," by Alex Burns, Mike Shear and Ashley Parker: "Obama is expected to meet with Mr. Sanders in Washington [today] ... intends to nudge Mr. Sanders toward embracing her ... The White House strategy will culminate with the president's formal endorsement of Mrs. Clinton in the coming days, followed by an appearance with her on the campaign trail soon after." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700090a4b13e2c98dd8b9a4fcf75fa5d18b7a484708819850cb8

--"Obama nudges for Hillary, hopes for unity," by Isaac Dovere in NYC: "Obama ... [told] Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon that Clinton 'is whip smart, she is tough ... [A]sked by Fallon whether he thinks Republicans are happy with their nominee, Obama said, 'We are, but I don't know how they're feeling.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70004a865d1c94187775b1f3ff00c1c8478c3df6bcf8ed9f9e21


** A message from the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security: Strength at Home and Abroad: Mullen, Albright, Brzezinski, Gates, Kissinger, Panetta, Paulson and more unite to emphasize the fundamental link between America's long-term fiscal health and national security. Respected bipartisan group highlights fiscal sustainability and economic growth as foundation for continued global leadership in changing security environment. Read more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000e48efb98aa63feae263ee428d49e6ff7c4dc029a99a16b25 **

MAUREEN DOWD book out Sept. 13: "Twelve, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing, a division of Hachette Book Group, [announces] a new book by ... Maureen Dowd titled 'THE YEAR OF VOTING DANGEROUSLY: The Derangement of American Politics' ... Dowd's most incendiary takes and takedowns on the most bizarre presidential race in modern history." Release http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70006cc4b55bbd845d8db3011cd462b4e6daf943fbc46c8b5f8e ... AP story http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000d7477a7391da2c651c8bea5031f3e1753cdcfac77ebe9576

GLENN THRUSH "Off Message" podcast - "Morning" Joe Scarborough: "I made the mistake, in Donald Trump's eyes, of saying that actually Chris Christie... would out-rate Donald Trump. Bernie Sanders would out-rate Donald Trump [on "Morning Joe"] ... You want to get to Donald Trump? That's how you do it. I got a long letter, talking about spreadsheets and how he actually out-rated Chris Christie ... [Do] people flock when Donald Trump came on? Maybe they still do in primetime; I don't know. But they didn't, at least for our show." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70001e6fb249159ea665b219bc3483104253accc2b3870f7cc55

FIRST LOOK: Ohio Gov. John Kasich will headline the 72nd annual Radio & Television Correspondents' Dinner next Wed., June 15. The keynote address will mark the former candidate's first major political speech since ending his campaign on May 4. The black-tie dinner will be held at the Marriott Marquis. "Daily Show" senior correspondent Hasan Minhaj is the headline entertainer. (hat tips: John Parkinson, Jon Karl)

TOP TWEETS -- @oliverdarcy: "McConnell: 'With regard to Donald Trump's utterances over the past week, I disagree with all of them'" ... @realDonaldTrump, April 10, 2012, "They keep sending me free @VanityFair magazines in the mail--stop already" ... @ABCPolitics: "Clinton leads Trump by 24 points among college-educated white women-a group Pres. Obama lost by 6 points in 2012" ... @hughhewitt: "I'll be at the #Cleveland convention broadcasting my own show and with @NBC."

DEEP DIVE -- "Women for Trump - his female fans speak out: 'I love Mr. Trump. I love him deeply,'" by Daniel Lippman and Ben Schreckinger: "Politico interviewed more than two dozen women who support Trump - elected Republican officials and political activists - and while many wouldn't condone his more controversial comments, almost all saw a Trump different from the one presented on television screens nationwide. Many of the women pointed to Trump's successful and popular children as the measure of his character. Some said the presumptive nominee reminded them of their own fathers or husbands, and others said they saw Trump in themselves." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70007d6d69d96633dc58b5de42c0b30652963b5073a1cc1650ce

SPEAKER RYAN proposals to be released today: "A Better Way: Our Vision for a Confident America -- Achieving U.S. Security Through Leadership & Liberty" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000aae3ad35b0430cf8bd3a163fd7b12a83797b6eb60bd86a96 ... 3-pager http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000e35cb930ed3cd068a0b1a21128be9741bdc0205904e47b01

CALIFORNIA POSTGAME: N.Y. Daily News cover, "WEAK END AT BERNIE'S" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700054cae942f7e7de78a24dae2ea3bbe5c379ff4dba77a03304 ... San Francisco Chronicle lead story, "Sanders let down by turnout: Newly fired-up young enthusiasts didn't follow through with ballots," by John Wildermuth: "While hordes of Californians were eager to 'feel the Bern' at more than 30 high-energy ... events across the state over the past couple weeks, ... Clinton steamrolled Sanders in a surprisingly easy double-digit victory." Behind paywall http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70001cc58f125af48a16b5f908bf3a0b6ddff5c634b7511cd7ea

CLICKER - "How she got here: Hillary Clinton's long road to the nomination" - 43 pix http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000985490fee69ea43a66042d403609afba7de07915f39fbbd8

INSIDE THE CAMPAIGNS -- "Clinton Said to Mobilize Major Fundraisers for June Surge," by Bloomberg's Bill Allison: "Clinton's campaign summoned its major fundraisers on a conference call Wednesday to quickly mobilize their networks for general election cash, asking them to match what they raised for the primaries by the end of this month ... The plea, aimed at increasing Clinton's war chest to as much as $1.1 billion ... was made by campaign manager Robby Mook and finance director Dennis Cheng in the call with bundlers ...

"Mook told the bundlers that ... Clinton ... will spend most of her time in the most contested states, so fundraisers in traditional Democratic strongholds like California and New York will need to rely on surrogates to headline their events. ... So far, the campaign has about 1,200 bundlers, each of whom has raised at least $27,000 ... More than a third of those have raised more than $100,000." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70000ed6b4df1c7be14fe28fe0b051e8cddaee09371a92b5f991

--"Hillary Clinton's Campaign Preps Formal Effort to Recruit Republicans," by Fortune's Tory Newmyer: "The operation, tentatively called 'Together for America,' will roll out as soon as this month, as Clinton looks to press the case that presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump is too unsteady even for some senior members of his own party." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70001499775b100b290e5a40d86f181b6162208264a8a12d6aef

SHOT -- "Trump's fundraisers see no chance of hitting $1 billion: Dramatic shortfall expected as donor dismay about their candidate takes a toll," by Alex Isenstadt: "[O]ver a dozen major Republican Party donors and fundraisers who've signed on to help Trump raise money said they expected Trump to net only a fraction of his original $1 billion goal, perhaps netting less than a third of that ... Another problem: Trump has so far resisted the donor stroking and courtship that presidential candidates traditionally engage in." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70006f84e20665108a9ae708fa20bd1a8d68f7a08f58e51020b7

CHASER -- "Trump Says 'No Reason' to Raise $1 Billion for Campaign," by Bloomberg's Michael C. Bender and Jennifer Jacobs: "Trump distanced himself from his own fundraising estimate of $1 billion, refusing to commit to collecting even half that amount, and saying his campaign didn't need much money to win the White House." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700099b30c18d47680b5223be3f324c1b6a502b74a1081a304fa

DAILY DONALD - "Mr. Trump Is Ready for His Close-Up. Always," by Bloomberg View's Tim O'Brien: "Once upon a time ... Trump set his sights on Hollywood. When Trump was 18 he wanted to be a movie producer. He told me that he considered attending the University of Southern California to study filmmaking after he graduated from military school in 1964 ... After Trump's reality TV show, 'The Apprentice,' first caught fire over a decade ago, Trump began polling people about the nature of stardom.

"He told me that he went out of his way to quiz 'Saturday Night Live's' producer, Lorne Michaels, about celebrity. 'Which is bigger, a television star or a movie star?' Trump asked the producer. 'A television star,' was the response Trump remembered. 'Because you are on in front of 30 million people every week.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70000518c5941f97c40e2580669327aa4671f155aa5890231d92

ADAM DAVIDSON in this Sunday's N.Y. Times magazine's "On Money" column, "Behind the Gold Curtain of Donald Trump's Résumé": "The only large corporate donor named in his federal election filings is Aon, the insurance giant; when I called its public-relations office, a seemingly exasperated spokeswoman wanted to make very clear that one employee had given that money and that it did not reflect the views of the company. ...

"Aside from a handful of real-estate developers and investors who have done business with Trump, vocal support from the nation's corporate elite has been up until now an unusual occurrence. ... I asked Trump's campaign for a list of prominent businesspeople and chief executives who have endorsed him. I was emailed a quote from Trump. 'I have too many to mention,' it read. 'I get along with everybody.'" http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa70007381ac2c4cb6e3270a2e84a8ebfd3ff23a3cc21bec42473c

THE MAP- "Why Trump Won't Win Pennsylvania," by historian (and Philadelphian) Varad Mehta on The Federalist: "Appalachia alone is not enough to win Pennsylvania ... Trump can run up the score in Appalachia all he wants. It won't matter if he's getting crushed in the Philadelphia suburbs (and in the most recent Marist poll he was, to the tune of 61 percent to 32 percent)." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000ab919a748047158c091a73239ad5c2acf99f36fb2ade8ed0

JOSH GREEN and Tim Higgins in Bloomberg Businessweek, "Clinton and Trump Poised to Go Negative in Coming Campaign Ad Wars": "Clinton and Sanders aired 201,617 ads between them this year - and not a single one was deemed 'negative' by media-tracking analysts." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000aee4054bd996e338c7ae867b69e638bddf9e190398335370

2016 PLAYERS -- "Trump son-in-law emerges as quiet force," by AP's Steve Peoples and Jonathan Lemire in New York: "Jared Kushner is playing an active role in virtually every aspect of the New York real estate magnate's presidential bid." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000e2938d37e681f3ea1a0164b9a56f42a49b0787f803079f22

POWER PLAYBOOKER -- "Secretary of State John Kerry's Nantucket retreat is for sale," by Boston Globe's Annie Linskey: "The Nantucket compound that has served as a retreat for Secretary of State John Kerry for more than two decades has been quietly put up for sale, an unexpected signal that the island's most prominent couple is stepping away from a beachfront place where they've had a long and storied history. ... The asking price is $25 million." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000fff6b62175fba341ea23d8a2a72b73840aca35be4d1d355d

SPOTTED: Cornel West and James Zogby leaving the Omni Shoreham Hotel in Woodley Park yesterday night ... Sen. Richard Blumenthal last night at DBGB

HAPPENING TODAY -- Vermont's own Ben & Jerry will hold a live chat on Sidewire where they will discuss 'Feeling the #Bern' and the 2016 election at 2:30pm EST. "The Turnbuckle" debuts with Rodell Mollineau and Doug Heye's recurring chat at 12:30 p.m. EST and influential Silicon Valley investor and former policy advisor to Dan Quayle on his 1999 campaign, Keith Rabois live chats tech and politics at 1:15 p.m. EST.

JUSTICE DEPT. PRESS PROMOTIONS: "Kevin Lewis (Obama '08, W.H. Comms Alum) has been promoted to Principal Deputy Director for DOJ's Office of Public Affairs. Kevin was previously the Press Secretary and Senior Advisor. ... Dena Iverson (Fenty, Rhee Alum) has been promoted to Press Secretary and Senior Advisor. Dena was formerly the spokesperson for DOJ's Civil Rights Division. ... David Jacobs (rising star of DOJ Public Affairs) has been promoted to Deputy Press Secretary and will become the new spokesperson for the Civil Rights Division."

MEDIAWATCH -- "Bill O'Reilly Reveals Private Calls With Trump, His Megyn Kelly Relationship and Friendship With Jack Nicholson," by The Hollywood Reporter's Marisa Guthrie -- Q: "But you know the stories - that there is tension between the two of you?" O'Reilly: "Oh, that's all fabricated. She's in a totally different part of the building. The last time I saw Megyn Kelly was in Detroit in March [for the network's GOP debate]. So the press always does that, always. If you look at my press clippings for 20 years, for every good thing that's been said about me, there have been 3,879 bad things." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa700061f7f788b36e8cf828a48676866b12272629f88d99f1a25b

--"Meet the Press host Chuck Todd on maintaining the show's presence in a '24/7 digital journalism' world," by Shan Wang in Nieman Lab: "'Sometimes when I catch myself rolling my eyes at a new platform, I say to myself, don't be a snob. That's how you got your big break." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000ea8c05381978d38ea51408938c61d0fcf910d3753f54e474

--"Arianna Huffington Plans New Media Startup," by Bloomberg's Olivia Zaleski and Gerry Smith: "Huffington, 65, has held talks with investors about a new media company called Thrive ... It plans to provide lifestyle content contributed by celebrities and bloggers, and provide wellness consulting services to companies." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000ec39ddd7561dd74099e2db484d0a28b5bd7d53f8bdaef06d

PETER CHERUKURI spoke at the Social Innovation Summit yesterday at the Reagan building, sharing the stage with Susan Page, Washington bureau chief of USA Today. One of Peter's best lines: "Journalism, especially independent political journalism, makes sure that this great experiment called democracy succeeds." Pic of Peter and Susan http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000c191b96a5ac220985d4e914c8a7ef462cf19651b40b6f8df

SPOTTED at the Queen's birthday celebration at the British Embassy last night: Associate Justice Stephen Breyer (he gave the toast), White House chief of staff Denis McDonough, former Sen. John Warner, former National Security Advisor Gen. James Jones, Rep. Peter King, former Rep. Jane Harman, former Obama campaign manager Jim Messina.

SPOTTED during the lunch hour Wednesday at Lucca in downtown Des Moines: Clinton campaign Iowa director Kane Miller; Clinton campaign Iowa strategist Troy Price; former Iowa Attorney General Bonnie Campbell; Patty Judge for Senate strategist Jeff Link; Chuck Grassley for Senate campaign manager Bob Haus; Iowa GOP spokesman Tim Albrecht; former Iowa GOP Chairman Matt Strawn; Gov. Branstad Chief of Staff Michael Bousselot; and Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.

WELCOME TO THE WORLD: On Tuesday afternoon at Inova Fairfax Hospital, Nathan and Blaire Luciano Constable welcomed Callahan Michael Constable. Weighing in at 7lbs 6oz, Callahan is already a proud Yankees fan and the newest in a long line of suffering Buffalo Bills fans. Nathan is the director of legislative affairs at the Visiting Nurse Associations of America. Blaire is the federal specialist at Farmers Insurance. Pic http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0230396e4a5c7bc9c7905550ae96ca22d4313403decd4e963692dabe3f41b176

BIRTHWEEK (was Tues.): Wendy Sherman, senior counselor at Albright Stonebridge Group

BIRTHDAYS: Caroline Ryan, youngest daughter of Fred and Genny Ryan is 18 - and her last day of junior year of high school, so a double celebration. She's going to SoulCycle, then for an Italian dinner ... Margaret Talev, senior White House correspondent for Bloomberg (hubby tip: Ray Locker) ... Hillary for America Rapid Response Director Zac Petkanas, a Media Matters alum, is 31 (h/ts Team Rapid and Jesse Ferguson) ... Lori Lodes, Hillary for America's chief-of-staff for communications (h/t Jesse) ... Marvin Kalb is 86 ... "Dial" Dick Vitale is 77 ... Aaron Sorkin is 55 ... Stephen Spector, deputy press secretary for V.P. Biden ... Miles O'Brien, science, technology, aviation and space
journalist ... Liz Mair ... Aaron Sorkin is 55 ... Joe Curl, senior editor of LifeZette ... Bloomberg's Ashley Bahnken, a New Yorker alum ... Rep. Don Young (R-Alaska) is 83 ... Jeff Solnet, senior associate at Precision Strategies and alum of GPG, Fenway Strategies and OFA (h/t Emily Schlichting) ... Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge (h/t Judd P. Deere) ...

... Jess O'Connell, executive director at EMILY's List, still celebrating Hillary's Tuesday night victories (h/t Jon Haber) ... John David Howard, son of Ben Howard, Leader McCarthy's Floor Director, is 2 (h/t proud grandpa Jack Howard of the U.S. Chamber) ... Politico's Ramsen Shamon and Anne Venzor ... Dick Vitale ... Betsy Mullins, president and CEO of the Women's Campaign Fund ... Jeff Berkowitz, an RNC alum now founder and CEO at Delve, a competitive intelligence and oppo research firm ... former Kansas state legislator and congressional candidate Raj Goyle, now running tech startup Bodhala in NYC ... Bloomberg's Devin Banerjee, covering deals and investing reporter ...

... Laura Matthews of Harry Reid-world, a DSCC alum ... Emily Pomeranz (we jumped the gun yesterday) ... Diane Webber ... Frank Chi ... Ken Adelman is 7-0 ... Carnegie science writer Natasha Metzler, an AP alum ... Maxwell Ealons - an original Obama baby, son of Corey and Dru ... Benj Pasek, a Tony Award-nominated songwriter ... Patrick Sheridan ... Alexandra Toma, executive director at Peace and Security Funders Group and fellow at Truman National Security Project ... Mike Smith ... Robyn Mills ... Andrew Mills ... Vicki Shabo (h/ts Teresa Vilmain) ... comedian Jackie Mason is 88 ... author Letty Cottin Pogrebin is 77 ... mystery author Patricia Cornwell is 60 (Scarpetta tip: Rob Hoppin)
... Michael J. Fox is 55 ... Johnny Depp is 53 ... Dean Felber (Hootie & the Blowfish) is 49 ... Natalie Portman is 35 ... Lucien Laviscount ("Scream Queens") (h/ts AP)

DESSERT - Upcoming Sunday N.Y. Times, "'Hamilton' Inc.: The Path to a Billion-Dollar Broadway Show," by Michael Paulson and David Gelles: "Where The Money Goes Producers and investors [including Robert Greenblatt and Ken Sunshine]: $31 million per year, and counting ... Lin-Manuel Miranda: $6.4 million per year, and counting ... [Ron] Chernow, who is the musical's historical consultant and its tireless champion, gets 1 percent of the show's adjusted grosses as a royalty - currently about $900,000 a year." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0230396e4a5c7bc931a57f12bcac39c7aad49709a8860c46a1652cc8f349735c

SECOND HELPING -- "Founding Farmers review: Zero stars for the mega-popular D.C. eatery," by WashPost's Tom Sietsema: "Almost everything I've eaten here in recent months - chicken wings so small they should be called chick wings, gummy cheesy pasta with listless lobster - smacks of coming from something other than a kitchen with a chef in charge. ... The portions are enormous, which only magnifies their flaws." http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=0230396e4a5c7bc95f9e8ecfcef47b7a054233427759304621f42c29f651ed07

** A message from the Coalition for Fiscal and National Security: The Coalition for Fiscal and National Security is chaired by Admiral Mike Mullen, and includes Albright, Baker, Brzezinski, Chertoff, Gates, Hadley, Hagel, Hamilton, Hayden, Kissinger, Napolitano, Nunn, O'Neill, Panetta, Paulson, Ridge, Scowcroft, Shultz, Volcker, Warner, and Zoellick. This bipartisan group has released a new statement to draw our country's attention to the fact that America's global leadership requires a foundation of fiscal sustainability and economic growth, and to the urgent need to update and reprioritize our defense and foreign policy strategies to reflect a changing security environment. The Coalition
is convened by the Peter G. Peterson Foundation. Read more: http://go.politicoemail.com/?qs=6389f0d4adaa7000e48efb98aa63feae263ee428d49e6ff7c4dc029a99a16b25 **

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