Rick tried to show the lighter side of his Circus Clown persona on The Today Show.

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Of course Katie didn't bring up his criticism of Boston, or his awesome abortion/slavery analogies. She only had one beef. What's up with those working mom quotes.

Rick: "..most of the response that I've gotten back from the women that have actually read the book was " well it's really just pretty good common sense..."

Fill in your own <snark> here ______.

On the Schiavo case he played the old: I do what I think is right, but not popular routine. Capitol Buzz can fill you in on more from Santorum. You can also search C&L too.

Atrios points us to the on-line Washington Post question and answer session with little Ricky.