So guess what? Over the weekend, another Kennedy spontaneously generated in the depths of the Nantucket Sound and emerged ashore. It has requested to be called “Joe II,” and by default it has already been lauded as the most politically accomplished Kennedy of its generation. In fact, this Joseph P. Kennedy II might run for Teddy’s old Senate seat, the “Kennedy seat,” as all other Kennedy options are undesirable or Caroline Kennedy or both. MORE »

• Teddy Kennedy is back in Washington. He was welcomed with a banner and brought his puppies, huzzah! [CNN Political Ticker]
• Looks like the Gays have some more anthraxing to do! Prince, the artist formerly known as a human (in the 70s), is against gay marriage too. [Daily Dish]
• Terry McAuliffe is running for Governor of Virginia on the platform of thinking he is running for Governor of Florida and just sort of going with it. [Daily Kos]
• Comically evil military contractor Blackwater USA shipped weapons to Iraq by hiding them in dog food bags. [TPMMuckraker]
• Here is Tim Robbins, writing a tear-stained blog post about how disenfranchised he was on Election Day. [HuffPost]