Word association, 12/8

Romney. Don't you love it when the only leading Republican in the Presidential race who has been married to the same one woman is a Mormon?

Mormons. Larry Craig is one as well, isn't he?

Larry Craig. Now that he's determined to serve out the rest of his term, does he still fly through Minneapolis, or does he chug-a-lug a double Pepto when he's an hour out of Boise?

Minneapolis. Hey, Johan Santana, consider Shea, and then Citi Field. The Twins are building an open air park. Like the idea of home games in April?

April. A friend of many years feels the need to underscore his enmity with his former wife by pointing out that her birthday was on the 20th of that month - same date as the son of a certain minor customs official from Braunau, Austria.

Former wife. Was Donna Hanover hanging on to the spare donuts of all those cops used for Rudy as he boarded the NYPD Cuckolder Express to Southampton?

Donuts. A chap well known in my local watering hole loves to ask, "What's the Difference between Boston Kreme and Bavarian Kreme?"

Kreme. Was it the same guy who came up with "Shoppe" who marketed that spelling? And how would Dan Quayle do with that one?

Dan Quayle. Where's he been? He'd be a lot more exciting than Fred Thompson, and perhaps only slightly dumber.

Fred Thompson. I like his co-star, Sam Waterston, but do I really have to see his picture every time I log on to my brokerage account, holding my breath in an unstable market?