This is not a headline from The Onion.  Two of three Democrats on the Federal Election Commission voted to investigate a joke told by GOP presidential candidate Mike Huckabee about asking contributors to give a milion dollars to his campaign. All three Republicans on the commission and the remaining Democrat voted against the investigation, killing the idea for the time being.  Even Democratic staffers were amused by the idea, mocking the two members who wanted to investigate what was clearly a joke. Washington Examiner: At that event, he said, "I will be funded and fueled not by the billionaires, but by working people across America who will find out that $15 and $25 a month contributions can take us from Hope to higher ground. If you want to give a million dollars, please do it, but most can't." He later told the FEC it was a joke, and the FEC staff report on the issue noted that Huckabee even changed his demeanor when he said it to...(Read Full Post)