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1.) Mitt’s got 99 problems but being a Mormon ain’t one — A Baptist leader tells TheDC’s Caroline May that Mitt Romney’s Mormonism shan’t be a problem this November with evangelicals:
“Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney will have little trouble courting the evangelical vote, Southern Baptist Convention leader Richard Land told The Daily Caller during a Wednesday interview. ‘I don’t think Romney will have any kind of a problem — unless he picks a non-social conservative running mate — he should be okay,’ Land, president of Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics and Religious Liberty Committee, said about concerns that Romney’s Mormon faith could turn off evangelicals.”
So is Land suggesting that Hugh Hefner would be a poor choice as a running mate?
2.) Speaking of economic experience… — Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen lashed out at Ann Romney Wednesday night, TheDC’s Caroline May reports:
“Democratic strategist Hilary Rosen opened a can of worms on Wednesday night when she suggested that GOP front-runner Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, is not qualified to discuss the economic issues plaguing Americans because she ‘never actually worked a day in her life’ … ‘What you have is Mitt Romney running around the country saying, ‘Well, you know, my wife tells me that what women really care about are economic issues’ and, ‘When I listen to my wife, that’s what I’m hearing,’ she said. ‘Guess what? His wife has never actually worked a day in her life.'”
Isn’t that Hilary Rosen sweet? But since we are on the topic of economic experience, how about that President Obama. He just has LOADS of economic experience. Oh, wait a minute. He actually had nearly none before being elected president. But you know who has a bushel of economic experience? A certain gentleman named Mitt Romney. Perhaps it’s not the smartest strategy for the Democrats to instigate a debate over economic experience.
3.) Coked-out space invaders — Republican Rep. Connie Mack is running for Senate in Florida and has launched an interesting attack on incumbent Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson. TheDC’s Alexis Levinson reports:
“Mack attacked Sen. Bill Nelson in his first television spot for voting for the president’s 2009 stimulus bill, which included funding for things that some might consider less than essential. ‘When Bill Nelson voted for the stimulus … he voted for millions in wasteful spending,’ says the ad’s narrator, ‘including spending our tax dollars to see how monkeys react under the influence of cocaine.'”
Go ahead and mock the monkey cocaine program all you want. But when monkey aliens from space invade the earth hopped up on cocaine, we are going to be very thankful we have that research.
4.) Crazy as a (crazy) fox — And it appears that Herman Cain has gone insane. TheDC’s Alex Pappas reports on his latest video:
“First it was a goldfish dying on dry land. Then it was a rabbit being shot. Now, former Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain is drawing attention to his views on throwing out the tax system and starting over with his 9-9-9 plan with a new provocative online video showing a farmer being eaten alive by dozens of chickens.”
It’s truly a stunning work of lunacy.
5.) Poll of the Day — ABC News/Washington Post poll of President Obama vs. Mitt Romney on various issues: Romney tops Obama on handling the economy, 47% to 43%; Obama tops Romney on handling terrorism, 47% to 40%; Romney tops Obama on handling energy policy, 47% to 42%.
6.) Tweet of Yesterday — Andy Richter: When I hear a dude mouthing off about “dirty hippies”, I remind him that it was “dirty hippies” what gave us Cherry Garcia.