You saw it here first

Unless you saw it somewhere else. But as of 4:12 PM by our office computer, I have beaten the New York Times website to the punch on this (via Talking Points Memo).

REUTERS
Reuters North American News Service

Jan 12, 2009 16:04 EST

BURRIS MAY BE SWORN IN WITHIN DAYS, GIVING DEMOCRATS 58 OF SENATE'S 100 SEATS-SOURCE

Fine. OK. Whatever. I've said my piece.

I imagine Paterson will announce Kennedy for the New York seat any minute now, in a karmic middle-finger to my opinions.