A good Tuesday morning, a day in which Democrats are once again scrambling to replace a Senator in a state in which they aren't so popular. And it's snowing in DC.

So basically, not a whole lot has changed.

Indiana Senator Evan Bayh, one of the most moderate Dems in Congress (you'd have to be from the Hoosier state), has announced that he will not seek re-election to a third term. In his press conference yesterday he said something about it being impossible to get anything done in the Senate, but that he still loves working for the people. It was startlingly similar to a speech given by a particular Alaskan politician. Can't remember her name...

Anyway, Bayh makes this announcement the day before signatures were due to put your name on the Indiana primary ballot. He also does it with $13 million in the bank, which is what caught many by surprise. The Hotline explains a little more about the process, basically saying that Dems will just choose a candidate and avoid a primary - probably a good thing.

This has already stirred up the talk about whether Democrats will lose the majority in the Senate - as if that majority has meant something up to this point - and Politico led off with that story today. Entitled "Five Ways to Lose the Senate Majority," some (hopefully all) of you Washingtonians might recognize one of the faces.