The Daily Bric-A-Brac: Outrages And Nice Things

1. Bill Richardson's spokeperson passes along news that Richardson will host two fundraisers in New Mexico to help Sen. Hillary Clinton repay her campaign debt.

2. This is not our beautiful Ludacris! Obama distances himself from the foul-mouthed rapper and the conservative blogs go crazy.

3. John McCain's "Celeb" ad accuses Barack Obama of wanting to raise taxes on electricity concerns. They cited an interview Obama gave to a Texas newspaper in February.  (
· Barack Obama Told A Texas Newspaper: "What We Ought To Tax Is Dirty Energy, Like Coal And, To A Lesser Extent, Natural Gas." ("Q&A With Sen. Barack Obama," San Antonio Express-News, 2/19/08) The context for Obama's words, though, suggest that he was referring to a cap-and-trade emissions credit scheme. Which John McCain also supports. But there's enough wiggle room for McCain's camp to make the charge.

4. Quinnipiac polls of battleground states, including Florida and Ohio, are out tomorrow.