alison lundgren grimes has released a political ad targeting mitch mcconnell. this is don disney from cloverlake, kentucky, and he has a question for senator mcconnell. senator, i m a retired coal miner. i want to know how you could have voted to raise my medicare costs to $6,000. grimes is facing heat for the ad. several political fact-checkers are saying mcconnell didn t actually vote for the measure mr. disney is referring to. on msnbc.com, a new study links oklahoma earthquakes to fracking. evidence that fracking may cause earthquakes is mounting. the magazine science outlines a strong link between the placement of fracking wastewater in underground disposal wells and increased seismic activity. and that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. so, right now i am joined by washington post reporter ed o keefe. good morning, ed! good to see you, betty. let s talk about president obama. he s going to be in texas today for fund-raisers and to talk border security