Anecdotal stuff: surprisingly, Kay’s personal life is something of a weakness.  In 2001, she and her husband adopted two infant children: she was 58 at the time and her husband, Ray Hutchison, was 69.  This is not a “votable” factor, but it is one of the pile-on issues.  People who think she’s too squishy anyway bring this up as an “ewwwww” factor that everyone can relate to.

I came to love Texas sometime in the fall of ’93 when I spoke to a man who had dispatched the problem of a neighbor’s 6′ boa constrictor in his driveway with a pistol.  Since then, I have come to love it for other reasons, and not least of all for today’s kudos from Charles Krauthammer on Special Report.  Let me quote, as accurately as I can (I’ll fix as soon as the t-script is published):

Today the governor of Texas said that he will reject the healthcare reform legislation citing his interpretation of the 10th amendment.  I say, why stop there?  Why not secede? Secede from health care, secede from cap and trade.  Texas has a history of gaining its independence.  True, there were some losses the first time [laughter] but they won against Santa’ana, and Obama is more lightly armed.