(just a little happy from last week in grant park)
Convicted felon Stevens looks to be losing in Alaska. Not only will the Dems pick up another Senate seat, but we also won't face the specter of a Senator Palin (who apparently hasn't gotten the memo that the campaign is over.)
In today's It's a New Day item: AIG has agreed to answer questions from readers to DailyKos. This is unprecedented--that a company will speak directly to Americans and bypass the MSM. Pretty cool and a testament to the work Kos is doing.
On his way out the door, Bush still thinks he did a dang good job.
Illinois Senate Watch: Insiders say Obama wants Valerie Jarrett for the seat, but I hear that she's not interested and will likely end up in his cabinet. Jesse Jackson Jr is totally gunning for the seat but is considered unelectable (downstate) in the 2010 election. Emil Jones is a possibility but supposedly he's ready to become a lobbyist and would only fill the seat for two years. I say let's find someone who is electable in 2010 and deserves to be there. Jan Schakowsky anyone? I did mention to a FOB's last night (who is also African American) that maybe we should fill the seat with another black legislator and he got pretty irritated and said that with Barack as president affirmative action should be over. So there.
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regarding the senate replacement issue, just too bad that G-Rod (uh, that's Red Eye's term for Governor Rod) has the final say, and pretty much the suckiest political instincts ever. Look for him to appoint his 12-year old daughter, or perhaps a sparrow that nested on a tree in his backyard.
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