A Todd in the Senate?

A congressman from Kansas is hoping to become the first Todd in the U.S. Senate! (...that this blogger knows about, anyway.) This is Todd Tiahrt. I do not know how to pronounce his name, but this is clearly a candidate I can support. Not with my vote, because I don't live in Kansas, but with in Todd spirit. The story here.

Also, and I'm not making this up, he names his big accomplishment in the congress as "lowering air fares for Kansans traveling to Dallas."

First Dude: Courting the snowmobile vote

Alaska's First Dude is no first dud when it comes to politics. Todd Palin, husband of Republican vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, is out there hitting the campaign trail where it counts -- with the critical snowmobiler bloc.

Of course those of you hip to the snowmobile scene already know what I'm talking about. Yes, Todd Palin manned the booth for Arctic Cat snowmobiles at the Hay Days Grass Drags snowmobile event in Forest Lake, Minn.!

This is not only good exposure for Todds, and of course, Arctic Cat snowmobiles, but it is shoring up an often looked group of voters. And just in case you thought he was just going about business as usual for the four-time winner of the grueling Tesoro Iron Dog snowmobile race, check this out from the Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch.

"Todd has wanted to come to Hay Days for 15 years, and we were proud to have him at our booth," said Christopher Twomey, Arctic Cat's chairman and chief executive officer.

Today's Todd headlines

A review of the new Todd Rundgren album. It's written by a Stuart, so take it with a grain of salt. Even if it is over-the-top admiration, to the point of slobbering. [Blogcritics.org]

Ohio State quarterback Todd Boeckman might lose his starting job to some guy named Tyrelle. Not. [L.A. Times]

Todd Bentley claimed to raise the dead. He assaulted people with faith healings. This was okay with the global televangelists' flock. Then he cheated on his wife and it all came crashing down. [The Gazette, canada.com]

First Dude: Todd important to campaign

Okay, we've all heard the buzz about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and how much she has energized the Republican presidential ticket now that she's the vice-presidential pick. Savvy pick? Maybe.

But the real genius of the pick may turn out to be Todd. Obvious to readers of the Famous Todds blog. But I'm glad the mainstream media finally picked up on the real importance of John McCain's choice for VP.

Bruce Reed of Slate.com suggests you do this: Forget Sarah Palin.

Reed writes: "Over the last two decades, the swing voters most prone to moving away from Republicans in elections Democrats won and toward Republicans in elections Republicans won have been white men with a degree from high school but not college. In other words, forget Sarah Palin: In recent elections, the biggest swingers looked more like her husband, Todd."

A dozen NFL Todds start the season

This promises to be one of the best NFL seasons ever, as a dozen Todds made pro football rosters for the first games of the season this weekend.

And one, Todd Collins, pictured to the left, is a veteran quarterback making an unlikely return to the game for the Washington Redskins. One of the offensive linemen protecting him during preseason games? Todd Wade. And a tight end he could throw it to? Todd Yoder.

The call goes something like this: Todd, protected by Todd, throws to Todd! And.... Todddown. I mean, touchdown.

Those aren't the only Todd teammates. Baltimore Ravens quarterback Todd Bouman could throw to tight end Todd Heap; Atlanta Falcons center Todd McClure could run block next to offensive tackle Todd Weiner; and St. Louis Rams safety Todd Johnson could give a high five to offensive tackle Todd Steussie, given that one of them makes a good play.

The other Todds in the 2008 NFL season: Todd Herremans, G, Philadelphia Eagles; Todd Lowber, WR, Dallas Cowboys; and Todd Watkins, WR, Oakland Raiders.

Sick of pop rock? Try Sickafoose.

Todd Sickafoose has played his bass and other instruments with some of the top musicians in the country, and now he has a new solo album.

The San Diego Union-Tribune describes "Tiny Resistors" as genre-leaping vision; Sickafoose himself describes it as "Experimental/Jazz/Rock."

Sickafoose has played bass for Ani DiFranco, who makes a guest appearance on the album along with indie-rock celbrity Andrew Bird, also known for jazz influenced arrangements that don't quite fit on mainstream radio.

Today's Todd headlines

Ah, the old Todd rhymes with odd trick, this time in a headline! Thanks, Quincy, Mass. [Patriot Ledger]

Running a huge county isn't easy without the help of your politically connected friends, as one Todd discovers. [Chicago Tribune]

Hey hey hey / nobody can believe / The Famous Todds blog / has a bobsled team. [ESPN]