Today: Minnesota Reviews The Vote Totals (Again)
The Minnesota state canvassing board is meeting at 10 a.m. ET today to review the Senate recount totals, after the campaigns had complained of clerical errors in the last spreadsheet, and is expected to show a total in line with the Franken campaign's estimate of a Franken lead between 35-50 votes. Then it's on to the next question: How to sort out the increasingly-bizarre impasse on counting wrongly-rejected absentee ballots.

Obama Gets Heckled In Hawaii
Barack Obama found himself getting heckled during his Hawaiian vacation, after he asked a cheering crowd whether they liked his golf game. One woman responded: "Better than your bowling."

GOP Leaders Seek Close Examination Of Obama Stimulus Plan
Republican leaders are getting ready to hold up Barack Obama's massive economic stimulus plan, with House leader John Boehner and Senate leader Mitch McConnell calling for a thorough vetting of the proposal as it makes its way through Congress. "As of right now, Americans are left with more questions than answers about this unprecedented government spending, and I believe the taxpayers deserve to know a lot more about where it will be spent before we consider passing it," said McConnell.

Hawaii Seeks To Grab The Obama Brand For Tourism
The Los Angeles Times reports that Hawaii is actively seeking to promote the impact that the islands had on Barack Obama's upbringing and outlook, showcasing the places where he's been. "When he lived here, it was 30 years ago," said John Monahan, head of the Hawaii Visitors and Convention Bureau. "But the Hawaii experience deeply shaped who he is."

Palin's Daughter Bristol Gives Birth To Boy
Sarah Palin's daughter Bristol has given birth to a healthy boy, who has been named Tripp Easton Mitchell Johnston. Congratulations and good luck to the whole Palin and Johnston families.

Ex-Bush Aides Say Katrina Ruined Him Politically
Former Bush aides Matthew Dowd and Dan Bartlett told Vanity Fair that Hurricane Katrina was the event that permanently wounded George W. Bush's credibility. "The president broke his bond with the public," said Dowd. "Once that bond was broken, he no longer had the capacity to talk to the American public."

Former Powell Aide: Bush A "Sarah Palin-Like President"
Former Colin Powell aide Lawrence Wilkerson also told Vanity Fair that Bush's inexperience and lack of knowledge in foreign affairs made him into "this Sarah Palin-like president," dependent on his advisers to know what was going on. It's hard to figure out who should feel more insulted by this comparison.