All sorts of news bubbling up, reportage of which is in various stages of completion.
49 headless bodies found in Mexico.
Bork bork bork.
Cherokee genealogist to Elizabeth Warren: “Your ancestors are found in plenty of historical records, and every time, they are found living as white people among other white people. Never are your ancestors ever found living among the Cherokees.”
Ten things about Rille Hunter. Words “crazy” and “golddigger” strangely absent. But the fact her father once paid a hitman to kill his own daughter’s horse is plenty weird…
Even with a Republican House, spending cuts are still a tough sell. But not as tough as they once were. Baby steps…
But high ranking Republicans are still addicted to earmarks.
Boehner growing a spine?
Holly Hunter has more on Lee Ann Seitsinger’s endorsement of a Democrat.
A look at the Senate District 5 race. I supported Ben Bius the last time around, mainly because I thought Steve Ogden had been in the office too long, was dismissive of constituent concerns and insufficiently conservative. This time around, I’m a lot more comfortable with Charles Schwertner’s conservative bonafides than I was with Ogden’s. Schwertner will probably win the race running away.
The astrotruf campaign for UT President Bill Powers.
The Wisconsin recall effort may be backfiring.
Today’s amusing Twitter tag roundup: #Fauxcahontas, #LowerUnderObama”, and #ObamainHistory.
Tags: Ben Bius, Bill Powers, Border Controls, Budget, Charles Schwertner, Elizabeth Warren, John Edwards, Lee Ann Seitsinger, LinkSwarm, Mexico, Republicans, Rielle Hunter, Williamson County, Wisconsin, Zeta Drug Cartel
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[…] Lawrence did send me an intriguing link yesterday about Rielle Hunter, equestrian, and how her father paid a hit man to kill one of her horses. That William Nack story rings a bell with me, like I’ve read it before, but I don’t remember where. Setting aside the John Edwards angle, it is a fascinating crime story. It reminds me of Skip Hollandsworth’s “The Killing of Alydar”, which was anthologized in one of the The Best American Crime Writing volumes, and which I also commend to your attention. (I believe the BugMeNot link on the side will let you read the full version of the story online, but BugMeNot is blocked at the office, so I can’t verify that.) […]
[…] already mentioned that, despite having voted for Ben Bius against Steve Ogden in 2010, I wasn’t inclined to vote for […]