Back to the subject of elections...

The Democrats and Republicans will both risk 18 total Senate seats in 2010. Each has 5 seats where they have no elected incumbent.

All five GOP Senators are leaving for retirement, although Brownback will be running for governor.

The 5 DEM seats include Obama's and Biden's as well as two other members who went into the Obama Cabinet. All these may be competitive.

Arlen Specter will run...er, perhaps that is walk slowly...he will be 87 and has nothing to contribute anymore...kinda like "how can we miss you when you won't go away".