Friday Links

In the 40's all weekend!!! Guess it's time to think about yard work again.

Retail sales show strongest gain since before the recession

People lie for online dating but not a lot

Mexican official fired for painting teen's bottom

Politico: Money worries curb GOP optimism
Republicans are feeling pretty good about the midterms. Prognosticators don’t laugh anymore when they talk about taking back Congress. But while wind at one’s back is a good thing, cash in the bank would be better, and on that score Republicans are lagging behind. Their candidates have raised less than half the $84 million that experts estimate it will take to seriously threaten the Democratic majority in the House. The situation at the National Republican Congressional Committee is even bleaker.

Woman sues plastic surgeon over 'botched operation that left her with four breasts'

"Bachelor" videogame coming in June

Why A Salad Costs More Than A Big Mac

Wall Street Journal: South Carolina Race Tests GOP Message Rep. John Spratt appears to be a ripe target for Republicans this year. The 14-term lawmaker is a Democrat in a conservative state. He is also chairman of the House Budget Committee—the panel that is supposed to keep deficits in check—at a time of rising angst over government spending and debt. But in this hard-hit corner of South Carolina, the Republican Party's rediscovered message of smaller government faces a tough test. In politics, unlike accounting, big spending can be an asset, or made to look like one.