Homecoming King Huckabee in Trouble

Mike Huckabee's 26-year-old son David, who was crowned Homecoming King and elected Student Body President at Arkansas State University, has had a stressful year. First, his wife Lauren was in a car accident last fall (she's okay now). And yesterday, he was arrested at Little Rock airport when the X-ray machine found a gun in his carry-on.

Mini Huckabee's traveled before, so he knows the rules, but says he just forgot. "It's a pretty common occurrence," said the Little Rock police. "People with concealed handgun permits forget they have their guns in their bag. It's an honest mistake." I've never known anyone with a concealed handgun in their bag. Or maybe they just didn't tell me they had one. Yikes. Scary.

Anyway, other celebs have done the same thing, so I believe Huckabee. You'd be nuts to carry a gun through security on purpose; they find everything these days. I forgot that vial of antibacterial ointment Mom tucked in my backpack the last time I flew; I had to toss it. And how many sparkling, brand-new bottles of water have you lost at security? I've had a couple confiscated, get thirsty immediately, and can't bring myself to buy the three-dollar replacement at the newsstand by the gate. What a racket.

Bridget, Call Me, Okay?

Bridget McCain and I've got a lot in common, don't we? We're both adopted -- she's from Bangladesh and I'm from Pakistan. Her Dad actually already ran for President in 2000. This time around, though, I hope Bridget won't have to go through what Senator McCain described in Dadmag:

...As you know she's Bengali, and very dark skinned. A lot of phone calls were made by people who said we should be very ashamed about her, about the color of her skin. Thousands and thousands of calls from people to voters saying, "You know the McCains have a black baby."

Weird and troubling. Let's hope things have changed some in eight years.

Couric Gets REALLY Personal

I didn't like it when she asked how the Edwards told their kids that their mother's breast cancer's back. Way too private to explore on television. One thing's for sure, though, if I'd just found out that my mom had cancer, Mrs. Edwards' words and smile would have cheered me up.