Chafee-Mania

My favorite Republican is in the news again for being a thorn in President Bush's side. The only Republican senator to vote against the Iraq war resolution, he's finally announced who he'll (probably) vote for on November 2nd. Surprisingly, it's going to be George Bush. But that's H.W., not Dubya.

My former mayor was in the New York Times this week, too, fueling ever more speculation about Chafee pulling a Jeffords and leaving the GOP. It's only going to get more interesting as 2006 draws near.

MORE: Remember when Dick Cheney said "Now, in my capacity as vice president, I am the president of Senate, the presiding officer. I'm up in the Senate most Tuesdays when they're in session" last night? Someone on Kos looked up who presided over the Senate every Tuesday for the past four years, and it turns out Cheney was only acting president twice. John Edwards, meanwhile, managed to preside over the Senate twice, too! Who was the King of Tuesday Senate Presidenting? None other than Linc Chafee, nine times.