Happy Friday! Here’s a quick look and commentary about some random stories that “Caught My Eye” this week that I did not have time to write about:

Mehlman:

Former Republican National Committee Chairman and Bush Campaign Manager Ken Mehlman has announced that he is gay. I’ll bet the far-right Republicans gasped when they heard this announcement, “OMG!”

Mehlman did a wonderful job for the GOP and Bush. I think I met him once – and along with Karl Rove, Mehlman was a major reason why Bush succeeded in getting elected and reelected as President. I’m glad he’s found peace in his life.

Alaska Senate:

I did a column about this race earlier this week, but on Wednesday CQ Politics ran a short story about the blame game going on in Alaska with the Murkowski/Miller GOP Senate primary. There are ties to Montana. Here’s a snippet: Continue reading →