And It Just Keeps Getting Better

Yesterday, word was that Virginia had decided not to declare a winner in their senatorial race until November 27th. This made many of us a little cranky. Today, sources close to incumbent George "The Macaca Guy" Allen say he will probably concede the election as early as today, giving the Dems control of the senate as well as the house. Keep your TVs warmed up, and check on George Bush's rose garden speech at 11:30 ET, too. My guess is the angry tone evident in his voice yesterday will be much more subdued this morning. He'll be heading to the garden just after having breakfast with Republican leadership and meeting with his cabinet. Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall for those conversations? The subject of the Virginia race is surely on the menu, along with sour grapes. It should be an interesting morning for news channel surfing, folks. Even if Allen doesn't make an appearance, his opponent, projected victor Jim Webb, is planning a news conference to declare victory. And with that victory, Dick Cheney's tie-breaker status goes out the window, and he must surely see a chalk outline around his relevance, if not his political career.