Yesterday, we brought you the New York Times roundup of crappy campaign swag, an action which virtually guarantees that within a couple of weeks, college campuses will be rife with ironic hipsters strutting around with Huckabee messenger bags. Today’s shopping trip is to the wonderful, wonderful Blackwater store, a shop bursting with a fabulous array of fashions for him, her and baby, too! MORE »

Vladimir Putin’s Kennebunkport visit ended with a surprising shared defense proposal that both sides will debate for a while before ultimately shelving until both presidents are replaced by overwhelmed successors. Also, G. H. W. Bush gave Vlad a present! MORE »

We got a crucial e-mail from GOP.com today: You must order your 2007 Republican calendar by Thursday to receive these beauties in time for Jesus’ “birth day.” MORE »

On the off chance that things keep collapsing the way they are at the moment, you might want to start thinking about gifts for the staffers and members of Congress who will be going home in January. MORE »

Congresswoman Katherine Harris folds out conveniently into a comfortable hide-a-bed. (AP)

You cannot stop Katherine Harris. You can only hope to contain her. As she told some room full of old Floridians yesterday:

“Perhaps in some elite circles, the reason I have not gotten more support… is because they don’t believe I can be controlled[.]“

No man can tame her. No blouse can rein her in. No sweater can hold her back.

And hey, in that Center for Public Integrity report we glossed over and partially misread earlier today, there’s this little gem of a Katherine Harris anecdote:

At least 150 forms list no sponsor. In one such instance in 2003, Rep. Katherine Harris, R-Fla., was a guest at The Breakers resort in Palm Beach, Fla., site of the Restoration Weekend event Nov. 14-16. Harris’s form shows that her hotel room cost $1,032 and her meals $259.56. But it fails to reveal the trip’s sponsor, itinerary or purpose, instead referring the reader to an attached three-page agenda.

Rest of the story, after the jump.

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