The Ohio GOP picked its nominee for treasurer last night.  This is the guy who lost. In case you were wondering, yes, he took lessons from Coach Hines.

Did the Examiner add a zero? [$1400 seems right] $14,000 The amount of money Bristol Palin will make for an upcoming speaking gig. Palin will speak to single moms in Louisville, Ky., on Sept. 8 as part of a fundraiser for Lifehouse, a home for single mothers, the Louisville Courier-Journal …

In case you needed further proof that public trash cans are not good storage facilities for sensitive information: [demands] California State University students found a portion of Sarah Palin’s confidential speaking contract in a dumpster, the AP reports. While Palin will not be paid for her appearance at the university, …

Good artists create, great artists steal, right?  [mirror image] Castellanos, a consultant to the Republican National Committee, offered poll-tested language that the party could use to kill President Obama’s health-care legislation in Congress. "If we slow this sausage-making process down, we can defeat it," he reasoned. RNC Chairman Michael Steele …