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Anger Is Crowds Overarching Emotion at McCain Rally — Michael D. Shear and Perry Bacon Jr., Washington Post

Can’t say that I blame them.

The 50 Richest Members of Congress — Roll Call

“Everything that you are about to read might be wrong. Roll Call’s annual attempt to rank the riches of Members of Congress is hampered by one fundamental flaw: It is based on the lawmakers’ financial disclosure forms, which are extraordinarily unreliable sources of information…”

The last testament of Flashman’s creator: How Britain has destroyed itself — George Macdonald Fraser, the Daily Mail

I originally happened upon Mr. Fraser’s work while searching for another author’s work entirely. Rest in peace, sir. George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Scott Johnson, Powerline George MacDonald Fraser, R.I.P. — Sam Munson, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine To Fraser (And Flashman)! — Max Boot, The Horizon on Commentary Magazine.

Thompson Goes Electric — Jay Cost, HorseRaceBlog on RealClearPolitics

Worlds apart: The moment the tallest man met the shortest
— Claire Bates, the Daily Mail

These are pictures that you have to see to believe.

Baggage handler is Glasgow’s unassuming hero — CTV.ca

Old girlfriends cast their vote for Thompson
Sarah Baxter, London Times

Commentary:It’s An Endorsement Of The First RankPejman Yousefzadeh, RedState

America’s Broken-Down Media — Ray Robison

Breaking: Fred Thompson Has Treatable Illness
Bill Hobbs, Elephant Biz

See Also: Fred Thompson health update — Paul Mirengoff, Power Line

The Weird Thing About People Reading Blogs — ChewyMom

This Is A Man I Can Get Behind — Erick, RedState

Tennessee House Bill 0393 presently before the Tennessee Legislature would rename U.S. Highway 43 in Lawrenceburg, TN “Fred Thompson Boulevard.” Except it won’t now. Rep. Joey Hensley (R-Hohenwald) is withdrawing the bill. Why? Because he got this letter in the mail… Read on…

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 2, Graph 2

No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.

U.S. Constitution,
Article 1, Section 2, Graph 5

The House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker and other Officers; and shall have the sole Power of Impeachment.

Letting The Bidding War For Joe Begin
James D. Besser, Jewish Week

Yale Student’s Resume Video Raises Wall Street Eyebrows
Eliana Johnson, NY Sun

The Faith of Bono (Part 1) — Scott, Fat Triplets

See Also: The Faith of Bono (Part 2) & The Faith of Bono (Part 3).

Caring for Your Introvert – Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic

Goodbye, Crocodile Hunter — Chewymom

What does JK Rowling do with her money?
Alison Boshoff, London Daily Mail

Computers ’set to read our minds’ – BBC News

“An ‘emotionally aware’ computer system designed to read people’s minds by analysing expressions will be featured at a major London exhibition.”