Donkey Dish strives to whet your appetite for political punditry, be it with our own rants or turning our attention to what’s being written and spoken elsewhere on the issues you care about most. Here are some of today’s top stories …

McCain & Republicans

• John McCain may be hosting a potential tryout for V.P. short list candidates this week - some of which (Bobby Jindal, Charlie Crist) we’ve discussed at length here at the Dish. But while McCain hangs tough, the Republican undercard may be facing a rout in the 2008 U.S. Senate elections.

Obama vs. Clinton

• Despite what many believe to be meaningless wins, Hillary Clinton pushes on in the fight for the Democratic nomination, urging in South Florida that their ostracized delegates must be counted in this race Many Sunshine State Jews, meanwhile, apparently aren’t fans of Barack Obama.

Sen. Ted Kennedy

• After his seizure and being diagnosed with a brain tumor, Ted Kennedy was released from Massachusetts General Hospital and returned to his home to Hyannisport. Despite his many flaws, this icon of the political world, and particularly its liberal sphere, will go down as an all-time great.

Energy Crisis

• The end of cheap oil may not be around the corner in 2015 - it looks like it’s already upon us. Maybe you’ve noticed. In other news you will probably not consider shocking, there’s no end in sight for record prices. On Capitol Hill, oil execs get grilled but offer little insight or relief.

Iraq War

• Iraqi troops are met with welcome in Sadr City, but elsewhere in the occupied nation, U.S. troops and Shiite militants continue to clash.