Lunchtime Links
The Hill warns rain on Nov. 2 might lead to a Republican takeover.
Ken Buck says he disagrees “strongly with the separation of church and state” …
… and Stephen Colbert responds to Buck’s comparison of homosexuality to alcoholism.
Paul the World Cup-predicting octopus dies.
Harry Reid dismisses an aide for covering up a seven-year fake marriage.
After Stompgate, Rand Paul offers a weak condemnation of “jockeying back and forth.”
A GOP state senate candidate tweets about Hitler as a “strong leader.”
Iowa Republicans want to ban activities on Wednesdays.