Sad, Disturbing News All Over

--Gotta figure Anthony Galluccio has to resign at this point. 

--My best wishes to Teresa Heinz Kerry, who is battling breast cancer. Can't say that's always brought out the best in politician hubbies, but I suspect John's a good guy in that respect, dontcha think?

--Also, best wishes to GOP Congressional candidate Bill Hudak (challenging John Tierney in the 6th district), whose home suffered a bad fire this weekend.

--The thing that gets me about this clip is not that the caller claims that his Georgia TEA Party group actually held a vigil to pray for Sen. Byrd's immediate death, but that Sen. Barrasso doesn't ask the guy to stop praying for Byrd's immediate death.