Happy first sort of official work day of 2009. Sort of because I know a lot of people have today off. Sort of because I know a lot of them are checking their email all day.
With big sports events like the Super Bowl and World Series politicians usually do a “bet” of sort. If you win we send you a (fill in the blank). Usually local food, beverages, etc.
I am thinking Governor Tim Pawlenty should call the Illinois governor and do a “bet” on who fills their respective senate seat first. But then again, maybe the last thing with all the issues he has Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich should bet on anything including if he will still be the governor.
Ah yes, the hypocrisy of politics. It is sort of interesting to watch Norm Coleman taking the same tactics Al Franken did when Franken was down and Franken adopting the “leader” status. Now Coleman wants to count all the votes and Franken seems to be OK with the current numbers.
Current status: Franken +49
You might be wondering what happens next. “What if this” or “what if that” like I am or was until I read this from MinnPost.com Coleman-Franken recount: Some looming scenarios
Memo to Governor Pawlenty: I would immediately accept an offer to fill the US Senate from Minnesota for the month of January. If needed, I can do it longer. I can be flexible with my scheduling.
A lot of writers and bloggers have taken these past days off so I have just a few links:
Local blog posts from TwinCitiesBlogs.com:
- Unjournalism: Why journalism school is the right place for PR students
- Politics in Minnesota: Lawmakers seek to de-Blagojevich Minnesota
- Caveat Emptor: Banks bribe colleges to let them sign up students on campus
- He hacks. He Blogs: Educating software developers
Sports:
Bowl Central
I went 2-3 with the teams I cheered for in bowl games yesterday and I have to say the build up for some of the games was not backed up. Too bad but we have more today:
- AT&T Cotton Bowl: Ole Miss over Texas Tech (yes I know I will lose this one)
- Autozone Liberty Bowl: East Carolina over Kentucky
- Allstate Sugar Bowl: Alabama over Utah
Yesterday in the Minnesota Morning I mentioned that Marion Gaborik had been missing from the line up and many reports that he may have season ending injury. I guess that means we will not see him in a Wild jersey again: Surgery may derail Gaborik's season
Click Minnesota Morning for previous editions or MN Headhunter for the main page.
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