U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison told a Dallas radio talk show host today that she will resign her Senate seat in October or November, the Houston Chronicle reports. Hutchison told host WBAP host Mark Davis that she would like to stay in office while running for governor, but cannot while Republican Gov. Rick Perry remains in the contest.

The White House yesterday issued a statement announcing President Obama’s plans to nominate the former U.S. Representative from Kentucky, Anne Northup, to be a member of the Consumer Product Safety Commission. She would hold a Republican seat on the commission. If Northup and Robert Adler, a Democrat whom the President nominated in June , are confirmed by the Senate, the CPSC would reach its full five-member composition called for by the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act. Gaining that

Thank goodness we will NOT be there in the heat, humidity and sickening aroma of dead pig. Don’t forget the Golden B.S. Awards. Make your nominations for each category today! [ Day 1 , Day 2 , Day 3 Day 4 ] How cute. Now Mitch McConnell is accusing Democrats of trying to kill old people. [ AP ] Nope, David Tandy will not be Louisville’s next mayor. [ WFPL ] Hal Rogers’ fancy National Bio Agro Defense Facility isn’t coming to southeastern Kentucky after all. It’s g

After budget cuts, 2,400 teachers are now without positions. ( GothamSchools , Post , Daily News ) Chancellor Klein is urging principals to start hiring those teachers. ( GothamSchools , Times ) A new plan should let parent-paid aides stay in the schools. ( GothamSchools , Times , Daily News ) The DOE’s expensive IT firm doesn’t pay its workers much, Juan Gonzalez reports. ( Daily News ) The city is working on next year’s admissions plan for overcrowded schools now. ( Downtown Expre

Don’t forget to say Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit when you wake up on August 1. Just saying. Question Why do people in England say the word ‘RABBIT’ first thing when they wake up on the first day of each month? Answer Lynn: This is not a question of etymology — the study of word origins. But it is an interesting question, which I have received many times. The “rabbit, rabbit, rabbit” phrase originated in England, but the exact date is not certain. Incidentally, it was used in Ken