Kevin McCullough and his Lovely Bride announced the arrival of James Kevin McCullough yesterday afternoon! James weighed 9 pounds, 6 ounces, and both mother and son are doing great. We’re going to give the proud papa the day off on the Ed Morrissey Show (3 pm ET) today, so Mary Katharine Ham will join us on HamCam! Mary Katharine did some debunking of a slam against Chief Justice John Roberts, as well as update people on the Techno-GOP.

In the second half, we’ll get Jazz Shaw on the line for an update from the George Phillips campaign in NY-22. We’ll also chat about Obama’s new ad for the DNC and James Jones’ efforts as a comic.

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