This is "News"

This report from Fox News is curious at best:

AUSTIN, Texas - Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers, who once owned a .45-caliber revolver, is not licensed to carry a concealed handgun in Texas. State officials refused Monday to reveal whether she has ever been licensed.

And the point is what? I have a .38, but have not yet applied for a concealed carry permit. Is Fox implying that Miers should have applied for a permit, or that she shouldn't have had the gun without one? Either way, it's a non-starter, because it's not against any law to own a gun and not conceal it without a concealed permit. Which the report goes on to state:

A person in Texas can own a gun without a concealed handgun license. Texas is one of 43 states that allow concealed weapons, and more than 230,000 residents are registered under the law.

Again, not only were no laws broken, but 43 states share the same laws. So the point of this "news" story is exactly what?

The "story" goes on to note this fascinating anecdote: "On the issue of licensing charitable bingo groups, Miers was asked if the Ku Klux Klan (search) could qualify to run a bingo operation. 'Well, I would certainly hope not," she replied." That's some scintillating reporting as well. But never fear. Fox finishes with a flourish:

Later that year, in October, Miers wrote a note to Bush saying that she hopes the Bush twins, Jenna and Barbara, recognize that their parents are "cool."