From the Pork Barrel: Leader of the Choom Gang

* According to a soon-to-be-released book, teenaged Barry Obama spent his free time smoking pot amongst other activities. Just kidding. There were no other activities.

* Hey, who's that white guy next to Obama? Must be William Ayers!

* Here's an interesting new strategy: "Please, Please, Please Call Me a Racist™" Good luck with that.

* Has the DNC actually discovered a rare electable Arizona Democrat?

* Don't forget to download our Election Companion App for iPhone and iPad and follow along as we liveblog Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on this Sunday's This Week on ABC.

Tags: Arizona, Democrats, Department of Defense, Drugs, Hawaii, Leon Panetta, Marijuana, Pork Barrel, Racism, Richard Carmona, Senate, William Ayers