I've never actually seen Krugman before. He's kinda funny looking. Still, I like how he thinks.

(From the Progress Report)
CONGRESS -- BAYH EXPECTS LIEBERMAN TO APOLOGIZE IN ORDER TO KEEP COMMITTEE CHAIRMANSHIP: Since last Tuesday's election, Senate Democrats began discussing Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) future in their caucus. Some hinted at removing Lieberman from his post as Homeland Security Committee Chairman because of ad hominem attacks he levied at Obama and other progressives during the presidential campaign in support of Sen. John McCain (R-AZ). However, last week, Sen. Evan Bayh (D-IN) came to Lieberman's defense. "[W]e should have a spirit of forgiveness with regard to Joe Lieberman and reconcile and move forward," Bayh said. Bayh suggested that Lieberman apologize and "let bygones be bygones." Last night on MSNBC, Bayh altered his stance slightly, saying that in order for Lieberman to keep his committee post, Bayh "expects" him to offer "a sincere apology" for the "unacceptable" rhetoric he engaged in during the campaign. Host Rachel Maddow asked, "The game would be up in the sense that he would get stripped of his leadership positions?" Bayh said, "The chairmanship, yes." 

(From The Progress Report)
ADMINISTRATION -- PUBLISHERS HAVE LITTLE INTEREST IN PUBLISHING BUSH'S MEMOIR: President Bush has reportedly expressed interest in writing a memoir of his White House years soon after he leaves office. However, the Associated Press reported yesterday that a number of publishers have a suggestion for Bush: "Take your time." "If I were advising President Bush, given how the public feels about him right now, I think patience would probably be something that I would encourage," said Paul Bogaards, executive director of publicity for Alfred A. Knopf, which released Bill Clinton's "My Life" in 2004. "Certainly the longer he waits, the better," says Marji Ross, president and publisher of the conservative Regnery Publishing. When Bush finally gets a book deal, other publishes say that he will probably not see the amount of money past presidents have received. "I don't think Bush can get the kind of money Clinton did if only because the foreign rights interest will be considerably less," says Jonathan Karp, of Hachette Book Group USA.

In this clip, Obama sounds a little weary and the delivery is a little mechanical. Still, the audience chants "USA! USA!" and the man closes his speech with tremendous force and conviction. Walter Ballin likens him to Bobby Kennedy in this. I just think he is on the threshold of being one of the greatest men to ever lead the best country in the world.