I’ll Raise You One Governor

In the chaos of the California recall election it is heartening to learn that some people are making merry over it: trades at the Ireland-based Internet betting site TradeSports.Com are currently placing the odds of Gray Davis still being in office at the end of December at about 40%.

There don’t seem to be any wagers on that site about who would replace him. Maybe there are too many unknowns for anybody to sensibly bet. Will Arnold step in? Will Dianne Feinstein decide she wants to trade her Senate seat for the Capitol? Will the Huffingtons—Arianna and Mike, now divorced—run against each other???