Saturday Quick Hits
Key Senate Vote: Want to stay in this evening? Sit back and watch the Senate debate health care reform on C-SPAN. Two weeks ago, the House took most of the night to complete their votes. This time around, the roll call in the Senate, expected around 8 p.m., will be even more dramatic.
Biden In Iowa: No politician goes to Iowa by mistake, according to one of our favorite writers. Today, VP Biden will keynote the Hawkeye State Dems' Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Des Moines. Remember his great joke at the '07 J-J dinner, just before the Iowa caucuses? "Hello Iowa," the then-Sen said. "And hello Chicago!" The Obama fans in the rafters went wild.
Meek On ESPN: Rep. Kendrick Meek (D) will get a little free media today at the Florida Classic, the largest clash between two historically black universities in the country. Meek played for the Florida A&M Rattlers when he was in college, and he'll be interviewed on the sidelines on ESPN as he roots for his team to beat the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats. The 30th annual matchup pits the 7-3 Rattlers against the 5-5 Wildcats at 2:30 ET.
Gore For Bradbury: Earlier this week, ex-VP Al Gore waded into the OR GOV race, endorsing longshot ex-Sec/State Bill Bradbury (D) over favorite ex-Gov. John Kitzhaber (D). Bradbury and Gore have been allies, but BlueOregon, a prominent Dem blog points out what makes Gore's endorsement more fun for the ex-veep: He can't stand Kitzhaber.
(REiD WILSON)