Club Jade reports that George Lucas believes Presidential nominee Barack Obama may indeed be a Jedi! Of course, Obama is also a Senator -- does this mean he has to choke himself?

Club Jade also notes that there's now a racing horse named Shmi Skywalker... meanwhile, the Force is going out to stud.

StarWars.com has undergone a major redesign! My favorite new feature? That thing towards the center of the main page which tells me my credit score.

Toys "R" Us stores across America have installed special clocks which are counting down until Clone Wars merchandise goes on sale. Dammit, they stole my widget idea!

Carrie Fisher has bowed out of appearing at Celebration Japan... she was apparently furious that nobody told her those high autograph fees were in yen.