Doing the Obvious

In two unrelated (well, except in my mind) events yesterday, the inevitable happened. Brett Favre got released by the Jets and Alren Specter finally realized that there's no place for moderates in the republican party.

Favre claims he's retired and I tend to believe him (this time). But, I won't be completely convinced until September. On another football related note, I cannot believe how poorly the Raiders' drafted. Another piece of evidence that Al Davis has lost it.

Of course, the democrats are licking their chops over Specter's defection. Assuming that they can FINALLY get Al Franken seated in the senate, they would have a filibuster proof majority of 60 (assuming they all vote the same way). Knowing them, they'd abuse the power so much that they'd lose the majority in 2010, but that's not the point. It would give Obama a freerer hand on energy and health care policy as he'd has a solid majority in the house (and can lose some votes from moderate democrats) and could do as he pleases in the senate at least until January of 2011. People can talk all they want about the first 100 days of his presidency, but this would make the first 18 months far more significant.