Fallout from the continuing Barack Obama-Jeremiah Wright controversy continues to fascinate bloggers, as do reports that Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) is helping GOP Senator Ted Stevens (Alaska) raise money, and news that Al Franken owes back taxes.

Travis Childers, a Democrat running for a House seat in Mississippi, is running ads to prove he is not endorsed by Obama, leading bloggers to suggest he

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Buzz over Barack Obama's denouncement of his former pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is dominating conversation among bloggers Tuesday afternoon.

Several liberal bloggers give the Illinois Senator credit for doing a

Bloggers are zeroing in on the price of gas, former House Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.), N.C. Gov. Mike Easley (D), and Sen. Ted Stevens (R- Alaska).

Finding some relief from gas prices is the leading concern for Americans, according to AMERICABLOG

Campaigns for the White House and the House of Representatives dominate blog discussion on Tuesday.

Pundits continue to weigh in on Rev. Jeremiah Wright's media offensive, in which the minister defends some of the controversial comments that have dogged Barack Obama's campaign. If Obama goes on to lose the presidential race, political observers will say that his downfall was helped brought about by the past few days, writes Dana Milbank at his new blog, Rough Sketch. Milbank also posts a video of Wright at the National Press Club entitled "How To Destroy Your Parishioner's Presidential Campaign." Peter Wehner at The Corner adds that Obama won't be able to easily disassociated himself with Wright's latest remarks, since he himself has said that he can't "disown" Wright just as he couldn't disown the black community.

Liberal bloggers, unsurprisingly, focus their fire on John McCain. Sam Stein at The Huffington Post unearths McCain's January 2005 statements about a U.S. troop presence in Iraq that don't mesh with his current comments. While McCain talks about a long-term presence now, he was against it back then, Stein writes. Josh Marshall at TalkingPointsMemo calls on Democrats, now running an ad about McCain's "100 years in Iraq" statement, not to let the media give McCain and his allies get special treatment in defending his remark.

Critics of Hillary Clinton haven't let up, either. Allahpundit at Hot Air and Mary Katharine Ham at Townhall.com both note The Hill's story about Clinton's requests for $2.3 billion in earmarks for next fiscal year. That's almost triple the amount that any other single senator had received this year. Obama and McCain have requested no earmarks this year.

And bloggers on both sides take a look at hot House races. RedState's Erick Erickson wants Greg Davis, the GOP candidate in an upcoming Mississippi special election, to focus on his Democratic opponent's failure to denounce the statements of Obama's former minister. Erickson urges other Republican House hopefuls to do the same. The Corner's David Freddoso writes that Woody Jenkins, the Republican running in Louisiana, is in trouble against Democrat Don Cazayoux, even though he's running in a conservative district and looking to succeed a conservative congressman. Cazayoux has done well in polls and in fundraising, and he has received the support of unions and national Democrats. And brownsox at Daily Kos remains optimistic about Democrats' chances of taking over the Nevada swing district now represented by Rep. Jon Porter (R). The blogger notes that though the Democrats' initial candidate dropped out, the party's House and presidential candidates are poised to do well in the Silver State this November

FROM THE BLOGS:
Wright's Voice Could Spell Doom - D. Milbank, Rough Sketch
Joined At The Hip - Peter Wehner, The Corner
The Media Roll Over For Wright - John McCormack, Weekly Standard
McCain in '05: 'Bring Them All Home' - Sam Stein, Huffington Post
McCain & Media: Hook, Line and Sinker - Josh Marshall, TPM
Paging Greg Davis and GOP Candidates - Erick Erickson, RedState
Red Stick Rumble - David Freddoso, The Corner
NV-03: Daskas Drops Out, Titus Steps In - brownsox, Daily Kos
Gas Tax Holiday: Not Great Idea - Karen Tumulty, Swampland
On 'Barack Vs. Bill' - David Greenberg, The Plank
The GOP Generational Time Bomb - Marc Ambinder
Hillary Requests $2.3 Billion in Earmarks - Allahpundit, Hot Air
McAuliffe Adopts June 15 Deadline? - DHinMI, Daily Kos

OTHER NEWS SOURCES:
In 6-3 Vote, Justices Uphold Voter ID Law - New York Times
Clinton: $2.3B In Earmarks - The Hill
Rev. Repeats Comments, Obama Tries To Quiet Fray - Wash. Post
Democrats Divided Over Gas Tax Break - New York Times

A Supreme Court decision upholding an Indiana law requiring voters to present photo identification at their polling places has ignited an election law debate among bloggers. Conservatives applaud the decision while liberal argue the ruling exposes

While many bloggers are discussing Rev. Jeremiah Wright

On the Monday after the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, the political press gets a grilling from the blogosphere.

Liberal bloggers pick up on the report that John McCain rides a corporate jet his wife's company helps pay for. Firedoglake's Attaturk questions why reporters didn't reveal his mode of transport earlier. McCain, after all, had told David Letterman that he had traveled coach when flying after his campaign nearly tanked last year, the blogger notes. MyDD's Jonathan Singer cites that report plus McCain's support of Republican tax cuts for the wealthy in trying to undermine McCain's remark that Barack Obama is insensitive to poor people. Singer says that Democrats would welcome a debate on the topic.

The conservative bloggers at The Corner look at the lasting influence of Rev. Jeremiah Wright on the campaign. Kathryn Jean Lopez calls CNN the "Yes We Can Network" after it twice shows a less controversial speech given by Wright. Byron York, meanwhile, cites his conversation with a McCain aide who gives him the impression that McCain will stay away from bringing up Wright in the general election, leaving those attacks to third-party conservative groups and other Republicans.

On the left, bloggers are miffed about Obama's appearance on Fox News Sunday. Matt Stoller writes that it was a mistake to endorse Obama, since his campaign had said that he had was going on the show to "take on" the network. Stoller, who calls himself an Obama supporter, writes that the campaign lied and that Obama is "untrustworthy."

In Congress, legislators hope to clear up McCain's eligibility for the presidency, reports Carl Hulse at The Caucus. McCain was born in the Panama Canal Zone while his father was stationed with the Navy there. That shouldn't disqualify McCain from being able to win the White House, say senators from both parties. Looking to congressional campaigns, Matt Lewis at Townhall.com urges conservatives not to forget Woody Jenkins, the Republican who faces a tough run-off against Democrat Don Cazayoux in a conservative Louisiana district.

While the reviews for the media are less than stellar Monday, bloggers did find something to like in Craig Ferguson's address at the White House reporters' annual dinner, held Saturday. Still, the party was held in D.C. and involved journalists and politics, not a great mix for a bash, reminds Time's Michael Scherer.

FROM THE BLOGS:
All Quiet on the BBQ Front - Attaturk, Firedoglake
Insensitivity to Working Americans - Jonathan Singer, MyDD
The VRWC At Dartmouth and Beyond - MissLaura, Daily Kos
More McCain on Rev. Wright - Byron York, The Corner
Inspiration Versus Degradation - Erica Jong, Huffington Post
Follow Up On Obama and Fox News - Matt Stoller, Open Left
Props To Obama For Going On Fox - Pejman Yousefzadeh, RedState
Reporter to Obama: Good Looks = Problems? Allahpundit, Hot Air