Ever strike you that every time the weather gets hot we fall into a kind of forgetful Twilight Zone vortex of cynical political posturing about gas prices? Well, here’s why.

Florida Rep. Vern Buchanan (R) says an FEC investigation exonerated him from any campaign finance wrongdoing. The FEC didn’t actually quite go that far.

But now Buchanan might have bigger things to worry about: a federal grand jury.

New video of Rep. John Sullivan’s remarks two nights ago at an Oklahoma town hall talking about how he’d have to kill a couple of senators to pass the Paul Ryan budget — for which he quickly apologized when TPM inquired about it.

It doesn’t seem that Jon Huntsman is digging this whole having-endorsed-Mitt-Romney thing.

Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu says his immigrant ex-boyfriend — who has accused him of threatening deportation — only worked for his campaign in a volunteer capacity. But a campaign filing seen by TPM’s Nick Martin suggests there might be more to the story.

A message House Dems repeatedly posed to Republicans today.

President Obama has signed the payroll tax cut extension into law, ending months of struggle over the issue. Here’s a handy rundown on where it leaves the key players.

Rep. John Sullivan (R-OK) apologizes after telling a town hall meeting back in Oklahoma last night that he’d have to kill a couple of senators to get the Paul Ryan budget passed.

Mitt Romney’s position on the auto bailout is starting to sound like something out of South Park.

In Rasmussen’s overnight tracking, Mitt Romney just dropped below 39% for the first time against President Obama.