Patriots!! - Josh Orton, MyDD
Franken Takes Over, Literally - Eric Kleefeld, TPMDC
Why Obama hates Obamacare - Greg Gutfeld, Big Hollywood
Sanford's number? - Chris Cillizza, The Fix
Specter's very bad year - Ed Morrissey, Hot Air
Senate should do its job - Jennifer Rubin, contentions
Another Palin gaffe - Chris Orr, The Plank
Let's tax mileage instead - Tabris, RedState
Enough with Lieberman - Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake
Uneventful Sotomayor hearings - Tom Goldstein, SCOTUSblog
Smoke meet fire - Jed Lewison, Daily Kos
The coming crisis - James C. Capretta, The Corner
Green resistance stands tall - Andrew Sullivan, Daily Dish
Barney Frank's shenanigans - Michelle Malkin
Bachmann wrong on census - Rachel Weiner, The Huffington Post

With a picture of Al Franken from his Saturday Night Live days, Drudge banners: "Super Majority" and links to this Reuters story on Republican Norm Coleman's concession. A suspected North Korea ship has changed course, via the AP, is also highlighted on Drudge. And a steep fall in consumer confidence, via this Reuters story, is also a link on Drudge.

The Huffington Post banners: "It's Final, Franken Won" and links to their coverage of the final outcome of the Minnesota Senate contest. The HuffPo also highights this Hill story on Democrats and Republicans having yet to nominate a single person to a commission that is supposed to investigate the financial meltdown. And Chris Kelly opines on South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R).

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford (R) continues to talk about his affair because he knows people "will - and should - ultimately forgive his human frailty," writes Jed Lewison. And at the LGBT event at the White House on Monday, Obama was "face to face with the reality" of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, adds Lewison.

Kos, from the DailyKos, warned President Obama on Tuesday that with 60 votes in the Senate, he doesn't have any more excuses, writes Allahpundit. And Todd Purdum "defends" his Vanity Fair "hit piece" on Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R), writes Allahpundit.

The public and the government seem to have a real problem discussing healthcare and the need for a public option, writes Natasha Chart. Despite some critics' opinions, he believes there is a chance healthcare reform will go through the reconciliation process, writes Chris Bowers.

It is a "little disappointing" that President Obama criticized the coup in Honduras after refusing to get invovled in Iran, writes Carol Platt Liebau. Liebau also offers up some advice to the National Republican Senatorial Committee now that Democrat Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate contest.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) was a "disaster" from the start of last year's presidential race, writes Charles Lemos. And Lemos also points out some remarks from National Security Advisory James Jones on the military strategy in Afghanistan focusing more on economic development.

On climate change, President Obama is saying one thing and doing another, writes Dan Spencer. And Moe Lane writes that a perfect storm is brewing on cap and trade.

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is making some rather confusing remarks with regard to healthcare reform, writes Matthew Yglesias. And it appears that some senators are mobilizing to protect insurance companies from competition, he adds.