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The reign of terror continues! Not content to just mow down elderly black Floridian motorists and spread propaganda for John McCain’s arch enemy, the Haunted Devil-Bus has now buried Houston in a blizzard of “campaign supplies.” [KHOU]

We’re having trouble getting into this latest iteration of the John Edwards/Rielle Hunter/Love Child story, probably because, um, who gives a shit about this loser or his bastard? For what it’s worth, however, he offered a curt denial today in Houston, where he was talking to a low-income housing aid organization: “That’s tabloid trash… They’re full of lies. I’m here to talk about helping people.” Oh ho ho, so now Mr. Altruism over here thinks that helping poor people is more important than his ubiquitous boner, hmm? [Houston Press]

Before we sign off to either have dinner with our extended family and celebrate the birth of Christ or, alternately, get Chinese and go to a movie, we wanted to bring you some actual good tidings. On this joyous Christmas Eve, the Houston Chronicle is boastfully reporting just how cheap weed has gotten in Texas, and how the price hasn’t changed since, like, Reagan. The going rate has been $60 to $80 per ounce since about 1982 and, my oh my, in this crazy world isn’t it nice to have something to hold on to? Point of information: after doing a little back-of-the-napkin math, we at Wonkette have determined that since 1982, the dollar has lost about half its value, and thus, when you spend $60 on cheap Mexican marijuana today, it’s like buying it for $30 in 1982. Smoke up, Houston. It’s motherfucking Christmas time. [Houston Chronicle]

“Joseph Barns, right, carries his cat Patches on his shoulder as he is evacuated from the Superdome in New Orleans Saturday afternoon.”

[Bart Boatwright/Greenville Online]

Some Katrina survivors managed the miracle of saving their pets as well as themselves — a reminder, we think, that not everyone behaves like animals. Since many shelters don’t allow four-legged evacuees, please consider giving to one of the organizations that assists pet owners and their companions. MORE »