John Francis “Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald, father of Rose Kennedy and grandfather of Edward M. Kennedy, was twice elected Mayor of Boston.

He began his political career voting the cemetery.

Turnout – among the living, will be crucial tomorrow in the election to fill Ted Kennedy’s seat and to retain a filibuster-proof majority in the United States Senate.

And you don’t have to be in Massachusetts to help get out the vote. I’ve received several emails informing me of phone banks in Maryland.

Here’s a post-Election Night scenario you haven’t heard:

The outcome of the election is disputed and winds up in court. That will take months to resolve.

In the meantime, Paul Kirk, a Democrat, remains the junior Senator from Massachusetts, and the health care bill passes.

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I introduced my first bill today.

It would modify the writ of innocence law that I passed last year by requiring that notice be given to the prosecutor and the crime victim before a hearing is held on the convicted’s claim of innocence.

The State’s Attorneys asked the Governor to veto the bill. We agreed to seek these changes instead.