Today, on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET), Mark Tapscott returns to talk about the connections between Nancy Pelosi and T. Boone Pickens — as well as the disconnects. Does the GOP have a RINO disease on energy? We’ll ask Mark what he thinks about the VP tea leaves on both sides of the campaign, too. John Randall of the NRSC joins us in the second half to give us the update on Senate races around the country, and we’ll show Al Franken’s response to my question on energy.

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