Running for president… of South Carolina?!

Discuss.

Powder keg; meet fuse: Turkish parliament approves Iraq invasion.

“As a Christian I am completely opposed to the doctrines of Mormonism. But I’m not voting for a preacher. I’m voting for a president. It boils down to who can best represent conservative American beliefs, not religious beliefs.”

– Bob Jones III, chancellor of the eponymous fundamentalist college, endorsing Mitt “Erroneous Religion” Romney, adding “this is all about beating Hillary.”

Lynne Cheney reveals her husband and Barack share an ancestor — making them eighth cousins, or something similarly grotesque. You know, I think I liked Obama better when he was related to Saddam and raised in a madrassa.

From an October 17, 2003 WaPo story:

Democratic voters are divided over their choices for the nomination. In Iowa, Rep. Richard A. Gephardt (Mo.) and former Vermont governor Howard Dean were running roughly even with each other (27 percent to 26 percent). Sen. John F. Kerry (Mass.) was the only other Democrat to hit double digits in that state (16 percent).

In New Hampshire, Dean held a solid lead over Kerry (38 percent to 21 percent), with retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark the only other Democrat in double digits (11 percent).