“Freshman Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) has taken the unusual step of opposing a non-controversial Senate resolution commemorating Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week, Politico reported Monday…. [L]ast week, Cruz objected to including the MS Awareness resolution. He was unhappy with a clause in the resolution describing the purpose of the Multiple Sclerosis Coalition, according to a Democratic staffer.” [TPM]

Oh man, so many memories of Braniff Airways from a childhood in Texas.  When the big news came out about the DFW-Dulles Concorde service, I begged my parents that we save our nickles to do the flight. Sad to read that they would have only 15 passengers on the flights.

This trip down memory lane was prompted by the blog of a friend’s family member, which linked to another blog that highlighted those crazy-awesome Braniff ads. Sonny Liston and Andy Warhol? Check. Whitey Ford and Salvador Dali? Yes, that too.

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Title: “Life Code: The New Rules for Winning in the Real World”

Author: Phil McGraw

Rank: 20

Blurb: “Edgy, controversial and sometimes irreverent, Dr. Phil again abandons convention to prepare you to claim what you deserve and claim it now. You take flying lessons to learn to fly, swimming lessons to learn to swim, and singing lessons to learn to sing. So, why not take winning lessons to learn to win?”

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It does explain why Romney didn’t pick him as the running mate.

[New Yorker: Rob Portman and His Brave, Gay Son]

The CPACers don’t quite know how to respond to undistilled overt racism:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGfCX9sJqqc

“A Republican lawmaker in New York who has a record of voting against medical marijuana legalization has been arrested and charged with possession of marijuana. State police said that a suspicious odor was noticed in Assemblyman Steve Katz’s vehicle when they pulled him over for driving around 80 mph in a 75 mph zone at around 10 a.m. Thursday morning.” [Raw Story]