Evening eats

a. Jon Huntsman's dad calls on Romney to release more tax returns.

b. Crossroads steps up the pressure on "cancer ad."

c. The pro-Obama Super PAC has even more of that in the works.

d. Donald Trump will get a "unique and interesting role" at the GOP convention.

e. The race is getting pettier and pettier.

f. Veep?? Kelly Ayotte has a curious shift in travel plans.

g A bad sign for T-Paw?



Finally, since today is Ben's one year anniversary, please take a look at Ben Domenech's daily email, The Transom.

Ron Brownstein calls it “a small miracle”, Neil King calls it “fresh and not doctrinaire”, and Joshua Trevino “show prep for life.”

I’m not quite that eloquent, so I’ll say: Remember your first time playing Mario 3 -- how awesome it was to be able to fly without having to be the princess? Remember your first time reading Hemingway -- the spare, repetitive prose that was, paradoxically, rich and diverse? That’s the Transom. I'd highly recommend giving it a click.