Taking bets on women in power

Let's take a moment to crow over a victory won for the cause of women's leadership last night: Nancy Pelosi is likely to become the first female speaker of the House. There was also a net gain in women in the Senate, thanks to Claire McCaskill's win in Missouri (as of January there will be 15)*.

Next question. Which will now come first, a woman president or a woman Senate majority leader? My prediction is president will be first. But I put this out more as a challenge to current and aspiring female senators.

*CORRECTION: How could I forget Klobuchar? Sorry, Minnesota! That brings the Senate female total to 16 for the 110th Congress.

"The day horror went into overdrive!"

Do you remember Maximum Overdrive, the awesomely bad 1986 Stephen King movie?

"Imagine your worst nightmare: machines take over the world!"
That's what I thought of as I read about what some Missourians might consider their true worst nightmare:

trying to vote for Clare McCaskill for Senator on a computerized voting machine, but instead having their votes recorded for GOP incumbent Jim Talent. (TPMcafe)