--It is starting to look as if Al Franken will be the next senator from Minnesota, with the state election board prepared to announce his narrow 225-vote victory. After an appeal to the state supreme court from the presumed loser Norm Coleman, Franken will most likely be sworn in and seated, possibly after everyone else who was elected in ’08.
--New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson is withdrawing his name for Commerce Secretary in Obama’s cabinet due to an ongoing grand jury investigation of his conduct as governor. Well, being a governor is a pretty cool job. If you can keep it, that is. Just ask Rod Blagojevich.
--Speaking of the embattled Illinois governor, his appointment to fill Obama’s vacated Senate seat, Roland Burris, at this writing seems determined to go to Washington and be seated there in defiance of the expressed statement of the Democrats in that body in opposition to seating any Blagojevich appointments. The reason? Obviously that Blagojevich, although still legally the Illinois governor, as been arrested and charged with trying to sell that very seat to others.
--The Israeli/Hamas war continues to escalate in the Gaza Strip. Casualties continue to mount in this tragic conflict, both civilian and military. When I turn my TV on to the news, I keep hearing people clamoring for Israel to stop its attack on Hamas and withdraw, citing these casualty figures. But where were these concerned people when Hamas missiles were falling on Israel, killing its civilians?
--In professional football, the Miami Dolphins ended their Cinderella-like run with a 27-9 first round playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Now I will root for the San Diego Chargers in the AFC and the New York Giants in the NFC (and the Giants to win it all).
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