Say Goonight, the (Grand Old) Party's Over ... kind-of...

Welln folks, this has been a first for me: blogging nearly-live for several hours now.

I HATE to leave while things in the Senate are still hanging in the balance, especially in the Senate. But it's just about time for me to pack it in, as duty calls for me tomorrow - or, to be precise, later today.

If anything super-big happens in the next 10 mins or so, I'll note it. Otherwise, I'll be back with a wrapup in a few hours.

Thanks to everyone - no matter how few! - who hung around this obscure corner of the internet tonight!

More later.