Election day hangover. Democrats take California. Republicans take the US. SEC Chairman Harvey Pitt slithers out during the hoopla. Defense stocks are up, weather forecast in Iraq calls for heavy shelling. Beware of the flood of conservative judges. Will the Department of Homeland Security lead to the further erosion of civil liberties? What price will be paid? The rich will be fine as soon as more tax cuts are implemented. Oil company CEOs are smiling today, dreaming of drilling in the middle east and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The Feds deliver yet another jolt to try to stimulate the flaccid economy. And everyone is wondering what's the verdict in the Winona trial.

Update: Guilty: grand theft, vandalism. Reality bites, eh?