Congratulations Dick Durbin

Just read that Dick Durbin has been named the Democratic whip in the Senate. He's one of my senators, and I'm proud to be represented by him. He's shown a really progressive record so far, and he's been very persuasive every time he's shown up on TV. And he's from a safe state, so he can be as tough as he needs to be without needing to worry too hard about re-election.

Oh, and congratulations to Harry Reid too. Hope you're handy with the shiv.