Read Mission Complete at Thus I have Spoken.

This one I've been Googling for today and am at a loss.

Can anyone tell me the weight (grains) of a .68 caliber minie ball?

UPDATE:  Answer here.

Technorati Tags: blackpowder, minie ball

Here's a mostly pro article about Representative Katherine Harris of Florida, and her recent attendance of a concealed handgun class.  There's a couple of odd points in it, though, like this:

Harris said she uses a 12-gauge shotgun to shoot skeet and also owns a Smith & Wesson revolver as well as rifles and antique weapons. But she wasn't sure whether she had ever held a concealed weapons permit in Florida, although some news reports last week suggested she had. A public records search of permit holders in Florida indicates Harris does not hold an active permit.

How can she not be sure if she has ever had a permit before?  Either she has a very bad problem with memory, or that's just another mealy-mouthed politician's non-commitment.  Much better just to say, "none of your business."

The other part is this:

Communications Director Chris Ingram tried to get the range manager to tell photographers who were 30 feet behind Harris to stop their work, even as other people stood a few feet from her.

Ingram said the campaign's "ground rules" didn't allow the media to take pictures of the congresswoman shooting, even though the restriction had not been mentioned to the media when they were invited to the range. Then he directed another staff member to block the view of a photographer who was still far away from Harris.

At one point, even Bunting seemed frustrated by Ingram's behavior and the delay it created.

Such confusion over basic strategy decisions and a seeming disconnect between Harris and her staff have plagued the campaign.

Who's in charge here, the representative or her campaign manager?

It doesn't really matter to me, I guess, since she's in Florida and won't be representing me.  I just thought the article was kind of strange.  Maybe someone from Florida could shed more light on the subject.