Political Posturing: Somebody Else's Spin

• Kerry"fired-up" to take onBushin Senate; considers forming PAC; does not rule out '08 run.Deaninterested in party chairmanship. [ WP , LAT , BG ]

• Kerryadvisors blame ineffective economic rhetoric, acknowledge pre-election evidence of declining support.Carville: "I think we have to come to grips with the fact that we are an opposition party right now and not a particularly effective one. I'm out of denial. Reality has hit." [ NYT , WT ]

• Cardagrees to stay on;Rumsfeldhints he'll remain. [ WP , NYT , USAT ]

• Specterjockeys to chair Judiciary Committee as conservative groups wage fight in opposition.Specter: "I was not warning the president of anything. It is just a political fact of life." (No pun intended). [ USAT ]

• ReidwarnsBushto proceed with caution. [ WT ]

•Counting in Ohio, highly unlikely to change outcome, attracts scrutiny; effect of irregularities dispelled. [ LAT ]

•20.9m people under 30 voted last week, up from 16.2m in 2000. 51% of the demographic; the largest raw turnout since '72; the only age groupKerrywon. [ WP ]

•Hispanic voters "up for grabs"; 44% voted forBush.Kerryused broad appeals whileBushfocused on moral values to engage conservative Hispanic voters. [ NYT ]

•Halliburton revelations could be the unraveling ofBush's second term as Justice Department expands inquiry. [ WP ]

• Bushwants to legalize millions of migrants. [ NYT ]

•Top EPA scientist resigned after election to avoid "somebody else's spin." [ WSJ ]

•Secession talk generates sales of "I seceded" shirts.Lawrence O'Donnell: "Ninety percent of the red states are welfare-client states of the federal government." [ WT ]

[ AFP/File ]