Daily Briefs: Funkhouser; Econocalypse; Brownback

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Dumb-bunny civic embarrassment Mayor Mark Funkhouser’s proposal to settle Ruth Bates’ lawsuit against him was rejected by the City Council, 2-10. Funkhouser wants to settle because he can TOTALLY WIN THIS THING in court. He was asking for $135,000 to pay off the legal tab incurred by wife Gloria Squitiro’s fat, stupid mouth, plus another $40,000 for his attorney. BUT! Councilman Ed Ford said that the council wouldn’t approve a settlement unless Funkhouser dropped his crybaby lawsuit against the city for kicking Squitiro out of City Hall. All of which highlights the mayor’s apparent inability to think ahead more than a day at a time, where his socially inappropriate dingbat spouse is concerned. Anyway, at least Kansas City is getting national attention, now; this AP story is getting a lot of traction, and runs more of the actual embarrassing details than The Wall Street Journal bothered to print in its weird, girly coverage last week.

After the jump, some discussion of my relationship to YOUR MOM. Click HERE.