Late Night with who?

Well, as of now, there are five names of potential candidates here in the third congressional district of Kentucky. Only one has said he will run and the others have said that they are thinking about but have not made a committment yet. I have heard via the Bridge that John Yarmuth will make a decision one way or the other soon. Currently, I am backing Dan Borsch should he run. I've been meaning to talk with him but have been busy getting stuff organized for when I get back to campus this weekend. The way I see it is that we will have a primary but we don't exactly know who will be in the primary.

I've been informed that SNL will be releasing The Best of David Spade and The Best of Alec Baldwin on DVD.

Also, New Hampshire State Rep. Peter Sullivan has taken Jeb Bradley to task on his relationship with Bob Ney.

"Jeb Bradley's acceptance of campaign cash from the likes of Bob Ney is disturbing", said Sullivan. "Bob Ney is the epitome of a Washington culture that is corrupt, amoral and out of control. The fact that Jeb saw fit to pocket Bob Ney's money raises a very real question of judgement, and Jeb owes the people of New Hampshire an explanation for his actions".

With no one to file yet, Draft James Webb has been launched. Harris Miller might also be a candidate too. Virginia's Senate race is very similar to KY-3 if you ask me as no one has FILED for KY-3 yet.

The grand jury is back at work.

Both chambers met only briefly on Tuesday afternoon, long enough to accept the resignation of Dana Seum Stephenson, a Louisville Republican who won an election to serve the 37th District but was not permitted to serve because she didn't meet residency requirements.[...]

On Tuesday, Sen. David Boswell promoted expanded gambling as a source of revenue for the state. The Owensboro Democrat wasted no time filing legislation calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow Kentucky voters to decide whether to allow casino gambling.

The issue has come up in legislative sessions throughout the past decade. But casinos, whether limited to race tracks as endorsed by the horse industry or sprinkled around the state, have never come to a vote in the legislature.

"I think it has a better chance today than ever before," Boswell said.
He said as much as $1 billion exited Kentucky last year to neighboring states that allow casino gambling.

"It adds insult to injury to see that kind of money leaving our state," he said.

Sen. David Boswell should be commended for that legislation. Let me assure you right now that I will be voting for it. Why should my money fund the Hoosiers and not the hard working people of Kentucky?

Tim Kaine will have the Beach Boys at his inaugural concert.

While many people are considering him as the next president, outgoing Virginia Governor Mark Warner is considering moving back in to the mansion come 2009.

"If you could run again for governor, would you?" host Bruce Alan asked Warner.

"Yes," Warner said.

"Sitting here with 12 days left in my term it would not be something I would rule out," said Warner. Warner then joked that WTOP should keep the seat on Ask the Governor warm for him.

Warner, a Democrat, says it would be easier for him to sell his family on the idea of running for governor than it would be to sell them on the idea of running for president.

He says he still hasn't made a decision on whether he'll run for president.

"I have not made any decision. I do think Democrats need to be more than against the president or against Republicans."

Warner, who has been talking to people around the country, says people want to see results from politicians, as well as how government is working to improve their quality of life.

Warner says the debate in the U.S. needs to shift to the future. The country needs to decide how it will deal with technological changes, globalization, how the country can remain competitive and how it will handle health care issues, including those undermining the nation's economic viability. Additionally, he says the nation needs to work on energy independence and on restoring America's stature in the world with the world's strongest military.

It is hard to imagine a New Year's Eve without Dick Clark. I guess we might as well get used to Ryan Seacrest. I have never missed Dick Clark at all as long as I can remember.

Though his voice was not strong, and recovery from his stroke remains a work in progress, Dick Clark was back at Times Square on New Year's Eve, somehow restoring a measure of normalcy in a troubled world.

Mr. Clark has been a part of New Year's Eve for Americans and millions of others around the world for more than three decades. His annual New Year's Rockin' Eve has been how most people in this country observe the final hours of the old year and ring in the new, watching hundreds of thousands of revelers crowded into America's most famous public square.

But not even Mr. Clark's legendary status as an entertainer who defied the aging process helped him a year ago, when he suffered a stroke less than four weeks before the big show. Regis Philbin filled in for him on short notice, and Mr. Clark set about the daunting challenge of returning for the 2005 program.

His participation Saturday night was not extensive - he's still learning to talk and walk again. But he remained seated at his desk until after 1 a.m., contributing commentary, enjoying the excitement of the moment, and not coincidentally, offering hope and inspiration to stroke victims.

Dick Clark is one of America's true television icons. Though he wasn't around in TV's early days of Milton Berle and other pioneers in the 1940s, nobody has been a fixture on television as long as he has.[...]

At 76, his stroke has forced him to accept the inevitable. Ryan Seacrest, host of American Idol, handled most of the chores as master of ceremonies Saturday night, and he has been signed to host the show when Mr. Clark finally relinquishes the job.

But for one more night, millions of Americans were comforted that Dick Clark was there when the big ball dropped above Times Square.

Jack Abramoff will be asking for a lot of forgiveness come the next Yom Kippur.

The Likud Party has announced that they are quitting the Israeli government.

It looks like the Arabs will hate Munich but that doesn't stop me from hoping it wins Best Picture.