The Envelope Please ...

Here's to all the "little people" of '08. You know, the ones who aren't always in the limelight but w/out whom, the storyline of this incredible year would not have been possible:

-- Best Supporting Actors In A Primary/Caucus: DNC rules cmte, superdelegates, Huck IA mgr Chip Saltsman. And, the two most prescient voices on the IA caucuses, Ann Selzer and Mike Henry.

-- Best Comedy Series: Romney's family vacation w/dog, MSNBC's intra-family feud; Gravel's "ads" and "campaign". And, of course, SNL.

-- Best Drama: K. Kilpatrick, NV's Gibbons, NY's Spitzer and John Edwards. Good job, gents.

-- Best "Comeback Kids": Daschle, from defeated leader to poss. WH CoS or cabinet sec; Powell, no longer remembered just for his '02 U.N. speech; Dean and his 50-state strategy. (Then again, the ultimate winner here might be McCain).

-- Best "Apology" Ads: Stevens tells AK that he's innocent; FL's Feeney makes "rookie" mistake w/ Abramoff; MN's Franken admits he's sometimes "gone too far;" and MN's Bachmann says she "doesn't always get [her] words right."

-- You'll be up late, and we'll be right there with you. Check out "On Call", early and often, for The Hotline's special election night coverage.