‘Howdy Y’all’: Holbert on Mitt and Wayne (sub. req.) on Mitt, who's not impessing the pro-life crowd with his 'personally pro-life' spiel. ... What the heck. Might as well start throwing the Mitt and Larry items together. Mike (sub. req. ) on Larry: “Larry Summers' problem wasn't what he said, it was who he said it to ...” ... Sorry for linking to so many subscription items. But they’re both good.



‘The Scourge of God’: And now it’s time for a Hub Blog Improbable History book recommendation: Pulitzer-prize winning writer William Dietrich’s ‘The Scourge of God.’ Read an advance copy and it’s quite good, filling in a lot of historical gaps I didn’t know about, i.e. good old Attila and the last years of the Roman Empire. Extra bonus lesson learned: Hungary is named after the Huns. Never made the obvious connection before. ... Of course no historical novel can ever match Cape Cod writer Bernard Cornwell’s ‘Sharpe’ series. ... Next up: Peter Straub’s ‘Ghost Story.’ Believe it or not, I’ve never read it. ... And that is today’s Hub Blog Improbable History discussion. ...  ¶ 7:42 AM