Conspicuously absent from this list is the Minnesota Supreme Court decision that is supposed to be handed down by the end of June. So where is it, already?

I really hope Mike Pence makes a serious Presidential run... then when he loses, he's no longer representing my district.

I actually kind of like Charlie Crist. He's at least a bit more sane and sensible than the majority of his fellow Republicans. I can't help but hope he loses the primary, though. It will give the Democratic candidate a much better chance of winning.

Who knows, if he does lose maybe he'll jump the shark and become a Democrat. ;)

I'm with Michael: Go Pence Go! Resign and run for president.

Pence is such an idiot that he makes Dan Quayle look like a Rhodes Scholar!

When you think about the GOP bench, it is little wonder that names like Palin, Pence and Pawlenty seem to be leading the pack. Name a single possibility, even including Mitt Romney, who carries any amount of credibility in a national campaign and then throw in the stranglehold the right wing of the party holds over so many state primaries and it is hard to see this gasping relic mounting a credible challenge in 2012...at least under the present conditions.

If I were Obama running for re-election, I'd simply run a continuous litany detailing GOP opposition to absolutely any and every office holder, initiative and legal change over the previous four years and then ask rhetorically......what do they stand FOR? what is their vision for America's future?

If Pence runs and shows up in debates and such during the primary he'll also help to reinforce to the public at large just how nutty a sizable chunk of the Republican party really is.

He's at least a bit more sane and sensible than the majority of his fellow Republicans.

The same has been said of Romney, McCain, Palin, Steele, and Giuliani. But when the pressure is on, they all turn into kooks.

The prospect of former House impeachment "manager" Bill McCollum as governor of Florida is frightening. Although, he is such an unlikeable little jerk that if he wins he may well destroy the Republican Party in Florida.

Something very similar happened in the early nineties when Florida had a very unpopular Republican governor (our first, post-Reconstruction) named Bob Martinez. His single term was followed by eight years of Democratic domination, in spite of increasing conservatism in the state.

At this point, Florida is trending Democratic (see our recent vote for Obama), though the state government is utterly dominated by Republicans. Perhaps it will take someone like McCulloum at the helm to finally convince Floridians to start electing Democrats to statewide offices.

Charlie Crist is toast! When the Reich-Wing gets through with him, this gay blade will just be another (increasingly distant) memory of when the Republican party was something other than the 'no tax for the rich' and 'holier than thou' party.

It should be expected that when the primary gets closer that Charlie will get 'outed' from his thinly veiled homosexuality. Vitter will be ok with the rethug voters. Ensign will be ok with the rethug voters. Charlie's homosexuality will be made a primary campaign issue and that will not be ok with rethug voters.

Mike Pence is a stupid f*ck from a congressional district in Indiana full of stupid f*cks. If he mounts a presidential campaign, it will go where it deserves - nowhere. He will get something close to zero national attention. That is a shame because everyone should learn what stupid, mindless f*cks are running the rethug party.

To Lucia regarding Al Franken...

I again make my predictions:

The Minnesota Supremes will rule for Franken - as late as possible.

Coleman will appeal to the U.S. Supremes & Pawlenty will not sign certification because of that.

The U.S. Supremes will not hear Coleman's appeal until late this fall. They will rule for Franken, but not until next summer - at about the end of June.

Al Franken will be sworn in as senator from Minnesota - but not before next July!!!

The rethugs may not be able to stop Franken from being seated, but they will make it take as long as possible & that will end up being about 20 months from the election.

Oh.My.God.

What if Palin and Pence end up on the same ticket? That is electoral comedy genius, people. I'll have to stock up on Depends and popcorn for the presidential campaign of 2012 if this comes to pass.

Rep. Don Young (R) of Alaska, despite a series of scandals and close calls, will seek a 19th term next year.

Young is already serving his 19th term; the next would be his 20th. And he's not running despite the scandals; he's running because he already won re-election despite the scandals.

It will be interesting to see how Rudy Giuliani weaves 911 into his campaign.