Texas: Joe Biden

In spy novels, it's Langley. Commuters along the Virginia side of the Potomac River pass signs for the George Bush Center for Intelligence. Congress named it after Texas' own a decade ago. He's the only man to have served both as CIA director and president.

The agency doesn't often invite reporters over to HQ. But today, Vice President Joe Biden was there to swear in Leon Panetta as the new director.

"It's an honor to be here in the George Bush Center for Intelligence, named for a former director of this agency, and I believe one of the great public servants of our time," said Biden.

A State Board of Education member is warning that an Obama administration may lead to martial law and "the end of America as we know her." Cynthia Dunbar, a SBOE member who unsuccessfully pursued the 22nd Congressional District Republican nomination this year, made the comments in a post on the Christian Worldview Network's website Sunday.

The Regent University Law School graduate questions Democrat Barack Obama's citizenship.

The Republican Party of Texas has produced a new ad attacking Democratic vice presidential nominee Joe Biden's more colorful statements over the years. The U.S. senator from Delaware is well-known for his verbal gaffes, and this video is a "greatest hits" of sorts, showing many of his better-publicized statements.    

The online ad begins: "Barack Obama picked Joe Biden over Hillary Clinton... because Biden is a Washington, D.C. insider, and he can talk, and talk, and talk."

Prominent Texas Republicans are more than satisfied with Gov. Sarah Palin’s (R-Alaska) selection as U.S. Sen. John McCain’s(R-Ariz.) running mate. Some are describing it as exciting and bold.

Ray Sullivan, a Republican consultant and lobbyist, says Palin has “risen” because she’s stressed ethics and taken on the “status quo,” including “entrenched business and political interests.”