LAST TICKET: Punk rockers for Ron Paul; Palin releases new Iowa video
Here are the stories we took note of today but didn't give the full blog treatment:
• A punk rock band made an anthem for Ron Paul. (TPM)
• Former Reagan administration Treasury official Bruce Bartlett calls Rick Perry "an idiot." (CNN)
• Sarah Palin releases a new campaign ad video about her trip to Iowa. (YouTube)
• Herman Cain, a cancer survivor, said he would be "dead" if the health care law had been passed sooner. (The Hill)
• Pictures of President Obama's summer vacation. (National Journal)
• Video: Rick Perry gets a traffic ticket. (Examiner)
• Why do parents hand their babies to politicians? (The Atlantic)