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Dome pokes fun a political advertising a good bit -- but for Richard Morgan's new radio advertisement, no words can do it justice. Morgan, the former Republican House co-speaker ousted and disowned by many in his own party, is running state insurance commissioner.

The 30-second ad, which launched a week ago, features an upbeat woman telling voters about Morgan while hip-hop elevator music plays in the background. The best lines: "Richard Morgan is not your typical guy in politics. Richard Morgan rates high on the scale of awesomeness." (Not making this up.)

"Richard Morgan is an amazing friend. (Shows picture of Morgan hugging two dogs in YouTube version.) And Morgan is "nothing short of a fairytale dream come true for us." Take a listen above.

This edition of the Morning Roundup is all about travel -- particularly the roads and cars on them:

From Craig Jarvis: Not only will billboard companies be able to cut down many more trees than they could before a new law loosened restrictions, under newly approved rules taking effect in March they won't have to replace them, either.

Environmentalists and others fear thousands of roadside trees that are decades old will be lost as a result. The General Assembly approved a bill expanding the clear-cutting zone around billboards in June. The state Rules Review Commission approved temporary rules last week. Read more here.

From Lynn Bonner: Legislators are taking another look at limiting regulation of car insurance rates with proposals that companies say would get rid of a surcharge most drivers pay. The problem is, there's no agreement on how to do it, or even that anything should change.

State Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin argues that none of the ideas legislators are considering would be better for the state's drivers and would just give insurance companies ways to make more money. Read more here.