The stage is set for November:  Deb Fischer emerges from the GOP pack to secure the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate.  She will face former governor and senator Bob Kerrey, a Democrat.

I talked with both of them this morning, and it's clear to me this is going to be a VERY interesting race!

Click Here for my interview with Deb Fischer from today's Good Morning Show (I'm filling in for Gary this week).

Click Here for my conversation with Bob Kerrey less than an hour later.

Several voters received a robocall yesterday from Mary Bruning -- Jon Bruning's mother.  I didn't receive one ... but that didn't stop me from imagining what it probably sounded like:  Click Here

Try not to stare directly into it for too long:

'Time' Stirs Controversy with Cover Showing Nearly 4-Year-Old Boy Nursing

'Time' magazine has stirred controversy with the cover of its new issue that shows a young mother in jeans and a tank top nursing her nearly 4-year-old son, who's standing on a chair in front of her so he can reach her breast.

The headline reads, "Are You Mom Enough," touting the story about Dr. William Sears and his attachment parenting movement, which includes advocacy for extended breastfeeding. Time manging editor Rick Stengel told MSNBC about the cover yesterday, "We used an image that represents the attachment of a mother and child. The cover is meant to get your attention."

The woman on the cover, 26-year-old Jamie Lynne Grumet, is a lactation consultant and breastfeeding advocate who has two children, one of whom is at her breast on the cover. She told Time that people who see her breastfeeding in public will sometimes accuse her of child molestation or say they're going to call social services, but she says, "People have to realize this is biologically normal." She notes that her own mother breastfed her until she was six.

Beyond the cover photo, some people also criticized the "Are You Mom Enough?" headline, saying it was stirring up the "Mommy wars."

I'm thinking of starting up a collection to pay for this kid's future psychiatry bills.  Putting your kid on a magazine cover like THIS is certainly grounds for future teasing.  Mitt Romney said yesterday he wants to hold this kid down and cut off his hair.

***More commentary on this -- including some WEIRD phone calls -- within the Vintage Voorhees link down the left side of this page!  Drink until you get your fill!

Matt and Ben are the "Brothers From the Same Mother" who provide us some Brotherly Love every Thursday at about 9:45 a.m.  You can also hear them Saturdays from 1-2 p.m. as hosts of The Weekly Ten With Matt and Ben, and afternoons on our sister station, 96.1 The Brew.

Here's this week's commentary:  Click Here for Gay Man-Dates.

DoCo Treasurer John Ewing wants to be your Congressman in NE's 2nd District, so he e-mailed supporters the other day with "The Top 10 Reasons Why John Ewing is Better Than Lee Terry."

At #6 on the list: Lee Terry and I went to Northwest High School together. I played on the football team. Lee Terry was the waterboy. I have pictures. Just kidding! But he really was the waterboy.

The response from Rep. Terry's campaign reminds us the official title was "Student Manager."

Now, I've thought it was odd that some were going after Jon Bruning in his Senate race over things he wrote in college, but this is even more interesting! An athlete taking a shot at the dedicated young man who volunteered to bring you water ... from -- what -- 30 years ago?!?

Some have called this a form of late-term bullying. I guess, if you're sensitive about that kind of thing, I could see that. I would rather this important election be about runaway spending than who did what on his high school football team. If that were important to me, I'd vote for Calvin Jones.

John Ewing is a friend of mine and a good man (and I would say the same thing about Lee Terry), but this attempt at humor was a bad shot.

I prefer my campaign ads like this:

Can't see the video player above?  CLICK HERE for the YouTube link.

John Ewing may want to reconsider picking on the Waterboy.  We all know what happened in that Adam Sandler movie...

Still can't see the video player above?  FINE!

From the Associated Press:

The husband of the University of Iowa’s president will be paid about $54,000 this year to attend school fundraisers, although officials who supposedly approved the position have no recollection of it.

Ken Mason was appointed in 2007 as both a “presidential fundraiser” and a lecturer in the biology department — jobs that pay a combined $107,000 a year — according to the university.

Sally Mason was hired in June 2007 with an annual salary of $484,000. University spokesman Tom Moore said former Board of Regents President Michael Gartner and former Executive Director Gary Steinke agreed to the deal, but both men told the newspaper that they don’t remember approving Ken Mason’s hire.

“I hired Sally Mason, I made that deal,” said Gartner, who served as a regent from 2005 to 2011. “To the best of my recollection — and my recollection could be way off — the issue arose as to whether her husband would have a teaching job. And I think the answer was that if he was qualified — and he is qualified — and there was an opening, he’d be considered for a post.”

Ken Mason earns $53,000 a year as a part-time lecturer in the biology department, typically teaching two courses in the fall and one in the spring.

As a fundraiser, Ken Mason is required to attend on- and off-campus events. The position averages about 20 hours a week and is funded by the University of Iowa Foundation, whose purpose is to raise money for the university.

Foundation officials said Ken Mason is the only university staffer whose work is funded by the foundation. Spokesman Forrest Meyer declined to explain why the foundation is funding his position.

Ken Mason did not respond to the newspaper’s requests for comment, and the university said Sally Mason was unavailable to comment.

Can't you just picture this guy at parties, having to be scolded by his wife?  "Tuck your shirt in, Ken!  Sheesh -- we're PAYING you for this!"

I imagine "The University of Iowa's First-Gentleman" acting like this at events...

Can't see the video player above?  CLICK HERE for the YouTube link (which is actually the longer version of this great scene).

**You can hear me laughing about this story -- along with the Grenta/Bellevue/Vegas scandal -- within the Vintage Voorhees link down the left side of this page!