Friday Nite Happy Hour @ 51st Ward HQ --a Live Blog

Righto, while the taxpayers are wondering what they're paying us all for, here we are downa ward HQ knockin' 'em back and LOLing @ the potholes in the neighborhood.

Yump on eeen!

Only serious junkies need apply...

Presidents' Day, motions in the Coleman election contest, live coverage @ The Uptake from 12:30 (court begins @ 1:00).

Don't reckon it'll go very long, but who knows. I've opened up a live-blog for the hardcores who just can't spend one more day away from it...

We'll give it a shot...

Righto kidz --since the live blog @ The UpTake is so much fun --but because court is scheduled to adjourn @ 1:00 PM Central today, and since Jennifer will be throwing their LB into "Suspend" mode soon thereafter-- the 51st Ward Regular Democrat Organ-I-Zation plans to welcome any and all UpTake ROFLefugees here for a live blog as soon as they shut it down over there.

We'll have The 'Take's Twitter feed patched in, just in case any nooze should break out of Minny (f'rinstanc'z, rulings of the Election Contest Court and/or Norm Coleman's capitulation).

Meantime, I'm gonna try to work out the bugs so that I have a place to, you know, throw this li'l party. What you need to bring: something to chuck on the grill --and wear what you dare... [Ed. --Update follows the live blog below; language aLOLert --nothing too filthy, but not for the eyes of children]



@ 10:33 PM CST: ...and that'll wrap the day's action --and what action it was. A tremendous debt of gratitude is owed the good folks @ The UpTake (Jennifer!...Matt [who dropped by the live blog]...Jason [be well, dude --I'm comin' for ya]...Noah the Disenfranchised[???]...and Mike); also Eelerz, Ralphie, Tomtech, Her Serene Highness and of course Linda G --sheesh, just cue the music and get that @sshole off the stage, already! Goodnite, all.

By any means necessary

Been better'n a week, and apoLOLogies for that --tried to post on Saturday, but the interface here was dodgy and wouldn't let me exceed the post box field. Grrr.

Anyway, I've been entirely absorbed in the Minnesota election contest, hanging out over at The UpTake and moderating the live blog for a few hours each day. A real hoot, that, and folks are watching --it's all gone very meta and The Truman Show, don'tcha know (drop by the live blog during the noon hour Central time --a genuine online comedy club, you betcha). For the benefit of those who can't get enough, I've added WineRev's Kos diary to the blogroll for those interested in regular exhaustive summaries of the action inside and outside of court.

In an unrelated development, BHO44 his first live presser in prime time last nite, and the pundits reckoned his performance better than I. Today, details of Phase II of the financial sector baiLOLout get a rollout from Geithner at Treasury.

Marc Ambinder over at The Atlantic offered a sneak preview, and I stopped reading and started LOLing when I read that...

The TARP II details are now in relief. 1. Government regulators will get banks onto treadmills and perform some sort of "stress test" to make sure that they keep afloat and can wisely spend whatever money they get. Banks that need money will be given a "capital bugger" to make sure they can keep lending. 2. The Treasury is partnering[...]

Hey, whatever it takes to get credit jarred loose around here, I guess. See you @ The 'Take!

Monday 2/2: Guest-hosting Live Blog @ The UpTake

Right, and those of you directed here from The UpTake already knew that --aren't you delighted to have been swerved? LOL

All others, feel free to click that link to follow the election contest in the Minnesota race for the United States Senate seat --and, if you've got something to say, say it in the Live Blog over there. Quick, easy and free of charge, with no registration required.

Would very much appreciate adds from "Followers" and regular visits. Much more coming soon, including video commentaries and, I hope, a Live Blog of my own.

But that comes later. Meantime, see you @ The 'Take!