If you thought Clinton v. Obama might get ugly (and it will), here's a flyer that's being distributed in Memphis:



Steve Cohen is a Democratic Congressman representing a primarily African-American district. But some Black ministers believe that only another black can represent a primarily black district. Welcome to racism.

By the way, this has been known for a few days. The Congressional Black caucus and Democratic leaders have not commented on this....

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In contrast to Berkeley, where the City Council sort of backed down (but hasn't an issued an apology, and probably won't), the City Council of Toledo, Ohio had a much different response when Mayor Carty Finkbeiner ordered the cancellation of a Marine Corps training exercise. The Toledo City Council unanimously approved a resolution apologizing to Company A, 1st Battalion, 24th Marines for the mayor's actions last Friday. "The only thing he could do is spare us more embarrassment and resign," said Chris Tiefel of North Toledo. The measure goes to Mayor Finkbeiner for his signature. Oh, and Toledo has a 0.75% income tax on the ballot on March 4th. This will be an interesting election in Toledo....

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In Wisconsin, according to a Strategic Vision poll, what ranks as highest (in percentage): approval of how President Bush is handling the war in Iraq; the way Congress is performing its job; or whether Wisconsin residents believe that Democrats in Congress have a better plan to resolve the Iraq War then President Bush?

( The answer is behind the cut.... )

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There's been a lot said about a housing bubble. A study at the University of Washington shows that the median inflation-adjusted price of a home in Seattle has increased from $221,000 to $447,800 from 1989 to 2006 and that fully $200,000 of the $226,800 increase is due to land-use regulations.

So has there been a bubble? Or is a regulatory bubble?

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Back to work I go...