Well, what a week huh? Sometimes I just have to take a few minutes to go back and read my blogs, just to refresh my mind of anything other than the day at hand. First it was Pete Carroll, then Lane Kiffin. It was Conan and Leno, racial debates and Martin Luther King, Jr. And then it was devastation in Haiti, a country devastated in its very existence prior to this crushing blow.

Haiti was a painful reminder of our vulnerability. but the sun rose on the next day. And the day after that, and the one after that.

And today we celebrated the dream of a man who, when our vulnerability was met by our shortcomings, realized that our "capacity may well be limitless." And he was right.

Don't forget that as we roll into the third full week of 2010. The work week part kicks of with a bang, of an election.

Tomorrow Massachusetts voters go to the polls for what, just a few months ago, was a forgone conclusion. This is Ted Kennedy's seat, the stalwart of the Senate. This state was deep blue for decades. Has it turned red? That is the question of the week.

Not a month ago, Marth Coakley, Mass. Attorney General, held a commanding and insurmountable 15-point lead on Scott Brown. Coakley was not only the Democrat, but part of the party machine in Mass. We're talking the mob-like machine that runs politics up there.

Now, it is widely accepted that this race is a dead heat, at one point even looking to have Brown in favor. There isn't a newspaper anywhere not talking about this and whether it is a "referendum on the Obama administration." Not sure that is the case, but it will surely be spun that way. The fact that Brown is even in the race, as the Tea Party candidate no less, will be spun as a win by Republicans.

But the fact is this: as long as Coakley wins, it is a win for Democrats, who are already developing backup plans for healthcare, should the unthinkable happen and they lose their 60-vote majority in the Senate.

Coakley just released a new ad with footage of Obama's visit to the state on Saturday, a ploy that already didn't work for one candidate last fall, Creigh Deeds in Virginia.

There are currently polls that show Brown with a nine-point lead. This would be nothing short of catastrophic for Democrats, who would lose a seat they've held for basically ever. Special elections always come down to turnout, but Coakley is getting beaten badly in the fight for independents, something that could cost her dearly tomorrow.

I'll have more on this throughout the day tomorrow.