Resigning

Probably before being impeached! (snort, giggle)

No, actually, Barack Obama's just resigning from the Senate to focus on the transition.

"It has been one of the highest honors and privileges of my life to have served the people of Illinois in the United States Senate. In a state that represents the crossroads of a nation, I have met so many men and women who've taken different journeys, but hold common hopes for their children's future. It is these Illinois families and their stories that will stay with me as I leave the United States Senate and begin the hard task of fulfilling the simple hopes and common dreams of all Americans as our nation's next President," said President-elect Barack Obama.

This means, I guess, he won't have a vote in the Lieberman business, among other things. It also means that there will be the option for a Democrat who will actually be present during the lame-duck session to cast votes on stimulus, etc. Rod Blagojevich, the Governor of Illinois, needs to not wait until Christmas for a successor. We need that vote now.

(Blagojevich is, by all accounts, a scumbag, and I don't hold much high hopes for a good choice. My guess is he punts and puts in a caretaker like Emil Jones, the head of the State Senate who's retiring and wouldn't run in 2010. But there is the possibility that he chooses a crony.)